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Gazprom continues to public dispute with Ukraine

Gazprom denies statements the company Naftogaz Ukrainy on the alleged absence of a contract for gas transit. That journalists said an official of the gas concern Sergei Kupriyanov. Commenting on the latest statement from the company Naftogaz “, he stressed:” The contract is. It operates and has an appropriate legal opinion. “Naftogaz” must fulfill all obligations on transit of Russian gas to European consumers in full. ” According to him, a statement that the contract does not exist, and the intention to file a countersuit in the contract that he himself “Naftogaz considers inactive, it’s just nonsense.

Recall that earlier Kupriyanov described as legally unfounded proposal “Naftogaz Ukrainy” to return to the calculations for the transit of gas. Earlier, chairman of the Ukrainian company Oleg Dubina said that it was necessary to revert to pay the transit of Russian gas by the fuel. He recalled that such a system of accounts with Russian suppliers operate until 2006. Then, as compensation for the transit of gas through its territory of Ukraine receives gas rather than cash. This could reduce the amount of gas that would have to buy from Russia, stressed Dubina.