Even Parubiy on his knees would not have helped: What Merkel said at a closed meeting
At closed negotiations with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Kiev, the fate of the Ukrainian gas transportation system was discussed - Kyiv, which had previously demanded guarantees to maintain the volume of Russian gas pumped through its territory, was forced to agree to the role of a reserve route at the time of peak loads in cold weather.
Yuri Korolchuk, a member of the Supervisory Board of the Institute of Energy Strategies, said this in a comment to a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“Neither Merkel, nor Parubiy, nor Poroshenko are subjects of the process around Nord Stream 2. This is a business process, its subjects are companies that invest their money there, they have clients who will consume this gas, and they plan their activities for a long period.
Even if our politicians ask Merkel and kneel before her, she cannot somehow influence this process.
Even when Trump pressed Merkel for Germany to buy more American liquefied gas, she only responded that they would support initiatives at the state level to build LNG terminals. Not even to build, but to support - if there is some initiative, then they will support.
As for the fate of the Ukrainian gas transportation system, in Europe they believe that it will be used as a reserve system to cover peaks in gas demand, for example, in winter during periods of frost...
According to my information, this issue was discussed behind closed doors, and this was one of the main energy issues that Merkel was talking about now. Previously, the Ukrainian side demanded from the Europeans guarantees of maintaining a certain volume of transit. But, as far as I know, they have now agreed that the Ukrainian gas transportation system will retain the role of a reserve route,” Korolchuk said.
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