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“Putin is nervous, blackmail does not work.” Vitrenko said that Nord Stream 2 could not be launched due to the position of Ukraine

According to him, Nord Stream 2 does not meet the norms of European legislation.

“Putin is nervous because he understands that the blackmail that he started all over Europe does not work. It fails to launch Nord Stream 2, even when it is completed. “, – said Vitrenko.

The head of Naftogaz spoke about the level of falling gas transit through the Ukrainian GTS.

“Last year, 65 billion cubic meters of gas were booked for transit through Ukraine, this year – 40 billion cubic meters. More than one and a half times less. If you look at the daily transit volumes, we will see that they have dropped by about half. 170 million a day, now about 80 million “, – he calculated.

Context:

Nord Stream 2 is supposed to link Russia with Germany along the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Its construction fully completed, the Russian corporation Gazprom said on September 10. On October 4, Gazprom reported that began filling the first string of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with gas.

Olena Zerkal, Advisor to the Minister of Energy of Ukraine, said in September that the gas pipeline not certified yet… The procedure stipulates that the launch of Nord Stream 2 must be approved by the European Commission, said Yuriy Vitrenko, chairman of the board of NJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy.

The authorities of Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia consider “Nord Stream 2” a threat to Europe’s energy security.

Joe Biden’s Administration opposed construction gas pipeline, but at the end of May this year the head of the White House called “counterproductive” from the point of view of relations with Europe, the introduction of new sanctions against Nord Stream 2, since the gas pipeline is “practically finished.”

Germany and the United States reported on July 21 that signed an agreement on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipelineGermany promised that it would apply national sanctions against Russia and call for effective EU measures if the Russian Federation will continue to use gas as an instrument of pressure on other countries or “will commit further aggressive actions against Ukraine.” According to the agreement, transit through Ukraine after the commissioning of the gas pipeline must be renewed for 10 years (the current transit contract ends in 2024).

Supreme Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Germany 25 August ordered the pipeline operator be independent from Gazprom and adhere to European legislation. General Director of the company “Operator GTS of Ukraine” Sergei Makogon said that this is “exactly what Ukraine insists on”.

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