112.UA: Conflict with Russia possible due to stop of gas transit via Ukraine, - Naftogaz sales manager
This could also have geopolitical consequences for the entire world, Yuriy Vitrenko says.
There's a danger that the shutdown of gas transit via the Ukrainian territory will increase the risk of a large-scale conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Yuriy Vitrenko, the sales manager of Naftogaz Ukraine company said this to 112 Ukraine TV channel in an interview.
'We are now making sure that European politicians are aware of this issue as well; they should realize not only the economic consequences of this for Ukraine but also geopolitical consequences for the entire world', he said.
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WNU Editor: Russian media is playing up on this Ukraine threat .... Kiev threatens Russia with ‘full-scale conflict’ if gas transit to Europe through Ukraine stops (RT). More here .... End of gas transit via Ukraine to have ‘geopolitical consequences’ — Naftogaz (TASS).What's my take .... this is just talk from one Ukraine official. But his concerns are justified .... Russia has made it very clear that they will not ship gas via through Ukraine by 2019. The loss in revenue .... and not being able to obtain gas at a reasonable rate .... is now at risk for the Ukraine government..
2 comments:
Egypt and Israel have some nat gas to sell to Ukraine.
Buddy Up!
Of course so does the USA, the worlds leading exporter of oil and gas.
It is a one sided conflict.
At some point Ukraine will go asymmetric.
Russia has more going on than Ukraine, but Russia cannot mess with everyone with equal effort and it should leave an opening at some point.
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