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2009.01.13
Ukrainian president links gas row with Russia to its intention to activate alternative gas pipeline projects

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has said that Russia has planned the current gas dispute with Ukraine in order to activate the Nord Stream project, which the European Union currently considers to be unpromising. The head of state said at a press conference in Kyiv on Tuesday that "one of the goals of this [Russian gas] attack was the intention to activate an unpromising Nord Stream project and show that the current system [of Russian gas supplies via Ukraine to Europe] needs an alternative." In his opinion, certain statements by Russian officials could be the evidence of this scenario.

2009.01.13
Ukraine puts no obstacles for Russian gas transit to Europe - Viktor Yushchenko

Ukraine in no way hindered the transit of Russian gas to European countries, President Viktor Yushchenko said this at a press conference on the supplies of Russian gas Tuesday. "I would like this official stance be delivered to the citizens of the European Union, heads of state and heads of government. Ukraine has made no step to halt the deliveries of Russian gas to Europe," V. Yushchenko stressed. At the same time he added that this is a compelling stand for Ukraine, as today there are a lot of gossips and biased reports that discredit Ukraine which is fulfilling its international commitments thoroughly and worthily.

2009.01.12
Ukraine seeking to sign gas supply contract with Russia shortly, says premier

Ukraine has signed a protocol on the admission of experts to the country's gas transportation system in the presence of Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek in the same form as Russia did. Therefore, the talks about the need to review or resign the document have no legal grounds, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko told journalists in Yevpatoriya, Crimea, on Monday. "Ukraine has signed it [the protocol] in the wording that was previously drafted, and there is nothing to change there," she said.

2009.01.12
Ukraine signs document on gas transit control without reservations, no grounds for delay in resumption of gas supplies to EU - MFA

The Ukrainian party has signed the Terms of Reference for the Monitoring of the Transit of Natural Gas through Ukraine without any amendments or reservation. When signing the instrument, a written declaration was made to politically fix Ukraine's position regarding the transit of Russian gas and give interpretation of separate clauses of the document signed, reads a commentary of MFA's press secretary Vasyl Kyrylych.

2009.01.10
Ukraine had no technical possibility to cap gas supplies to European partners - EU Gas Coordination Group

Ukraine did not have technical possibilities to halt gas supplies to Europe. This is a key conclusion of the EU Gas Coordination Group as it held its session on January 9, in Brussels involving Ukrainian and Russian experts, Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Konstiantyn Yeliseyev told a briefing. The diplomat noted that during the meeting the Russian side had failed to persuade European partners of unreliability of Ukraine as a gas transit country. "Ukraine could not cap valves as they are in the Russian territory," the official stressed.

2009.01.8
Yushchenko urges Russia to resume gas supply to Europe immediately

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko is extremely concerned over the situation with the transit of Russian natural gas via the territory of Ukraine to European consumers as a result of Russia's full stop of gas supply to Ukraine for export to European countries. He expressed this concern during his telephone talk with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the presidential press service reported.

2009.01.6
Ukraine using solely own extraction gas and gas pumped into Ukraine underground storage facilities for own consumers - President Yushchenko

Ukraine is using for own consumers solely own extraction gas and gas pumped into the Ukrainian underground storage facilities being fully paid by Ukraine. This is said in telegrams Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko has sent to leadership of the European Union as well as heads of European states that consume the Russian natural gas. "I consider it necessary to inform you that as of morning January 6, 2009, JSC Gazprom has sharply cut gas supply to Ukraine for its further transit to European consumers," the telegram reads.

2009.01.6
Ukraine, EU negotiate Russian gas transit via Ukraine to Europe

On January 6, the Secretariat of the President of Ukraine held talks between Ukraine and the European Union on the transportation of the Russian natural gas via Ukraine to the EU countries, UKRINFORM reports quoting the presidential press-service. Oleksandr Shlapak, First Deputy Head of the Presidential Secretariat, noted that Ukraine places great hopes on the January 9 meeting in Brussels, where a coordination group of European experts will have its regular meeting. "We and our Russian colleagues along with the European Commission will discuss the situation and I hope we will find the way out," the official said.

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