The transit of Russian gas to European countries is currently “very difficult” and requires special attention, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
MOSCOW, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — The transit of Russian gas to European countries is currently “very difficult” and requires special attention, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
He made the remarks after a meeting Sunday between Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, where the two sides discussed Russian gas transit after Ukraine refused to renew its gas transit agreement with Russia.
“You have heard the statement of the Ukrainian side, and you know the position of those European countries which continue to purchase Russian gas and which consider it necessary for the normal functioning of their economies,” said Mr. Peskov, according to whom This situation is very complicated and requires attention.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told a European Union summit on Thursday that he would not extend Ukraine's five-year gas transportation deal with Russia, which expires at the end of this year.
The move has sparked concern in Slovakia, a country that has a long-term contract with Russian energy giant Gazprom. Although Mr Putin confirmed Russia's desire to continue gas supplies to the West and Slovakia, Mr Fico stressed that this would be “materially impossible” once the gas transit agreement expires. at the end of the month.
