Large exposures for transit of gas to Europe this winter, according to Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Thursday against the Europeans of high risk of disruption of gas supplies this winter for lack of agreement in the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine. There will be no crisis caused by Russian officials for cooperation with Europe (...) but big risks on transit exist, said the Russian president during a press conference in Belgrade. If we see that our Ukrainian partners are beginning to illegally withdraw gas from our pipeline system for exports, so we will also reduce our deliveries up volumes stolen, he has warned. Russia cut mid-June gas supplies to Ukraine refuses price increases imposed by the Russian gas giant Gazprom in the context of the crisis between Moscow and Kiev, which has accumulated by Russia, 5, $ 3 billion of unpaid bills. This dispute could affect deliveries to the European Union (EU) if Kiev decided to take some of the gas transiting the country this winter to cope with the shortage. A trilateral meeting to resolve the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine to be held on 21 October in Brussels, organized by the EU, which depends 30% on Russia for its gas supplies, half of which goes through the Ukraine. To allow deliveries of Russian gas to bypass Ukraine, the Russian oil and gas giant Gazprom launched the South Stream gas pipeline, whose route through Serbia. South Stream can only be achieved with the support of one side is true here as love. It can only be happy if there are two people involved in this incredible process, said the Russian president. The European Commissions view that EU rules on public procurement has not been met for the South Stream project, got Bulgaria to interrupt the work, but Serbia said that the work was kept on his territory.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 23:15:25 +0000