Ukraine will be fine without Russian gas transit – PM February 23, 2012 - 16:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ukraine will be fine and authorities will find a way out if Russian gas export giant Gazprom stops gas transits via Ukraine, the country’s Prime Minister said on Thursday, Feb 23. “Ukraine will find a way out of this situation. Don’t worry about that,” Mykola Azarov told reporters. Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said on Wednesday that Kiev will have “zero role” to play in Russian gas exports after the completion of two pipelines bypassing Ukraine, South Stream and Nord Stream. Azarov said that a lot of time would pass between when the statements were made by Gazprom and the completion of the pipelines. “You [Russia] can use our joint gas transportation system but if you wish to waste 20 billion euros, God bless,” the PM said, RIA Novosti reported. Gazprom accused Ukraine on Wednesday of illegally siphoning off up to 40 million cubic meters of Russian natural gas in February for Europe but Ukraine’s energy company Naftogaz denied the accusations.  Top stories European Parliament urges EU member states to consider sanctions against those responsible for human rights violations. NAM is an international organization of states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. Bud's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 90 mph with some more strengthening expected during the day. Catherine Ashton's spokesman, Mike Mann, called the negotiations "tough," but said that "some progress was made."   |  Latest news Over 100 trespassers detained in Armenia in January-May  Russian border guards seized 50 firearms, bladed weapons and 300 thous. rubles worth contraband in January-May.Conference participants at Institute of CIS States back Artsakh’s stance The NKR was represented at the round table by Advisers to Foreign Minister Ruben Zargarian and Arsen Melik-Shakhnazarian.Shoushi liberation anniversary celebrated in France Armenian ambassador to France Vigen Chitechyan answered Armenian foreign and domestic policy related questions.Armenian ambassador to China participates in ESCAP meeting Armen Sargsyan participated in meeting of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. |
