The company of intermediary will be added to the gas supply scheme to Ukraine - Russian media

A mediator will appear between Naftogaz and Gazprom. Ukraine and Russia will return to the opaque scheme of the purchase and transit of Russian gas to the EU. A number of Russian publications are writing about this today.

According to the newspaper Vedomosti, the most promising figure for the resumption of gray import of Russian gas to Ukraine is Dmitry Firtash. And according to the information of the metallurgical portal Steelland.ru, such a person will become a representative of the Family Sergey Kurchenko.

“The idea has been discussed more than once, says a source close to the Ukrainian side. On a return to the intermediary scheme, Ukraine insists, explains the source close to Gazprom. The discussion of this issue between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine Vladimir Putin and Viktor Yanukovych are scheduled for December 17 in Moscow, ”writes Vedomosti.

“In Moscow, the head of the Gazprom, the head of Gazprom, met the head of the Vetek, Sergei Kurchenko. It is alleged that after refusing European integration, the Vetikov will be able to purchase natural gas in Russia at 210 - 230 dollars per thousand cubic meters. Viktor Yanukovych was supposed to receive the final coordination of this issue from Vladimir Putin today, ”said Steelland.ru

Recall that intermediary schemes have operated in relations between Ukraine and Russia since the late 90s, when the billion states on this made it in turn, Eural TG and Rosucranergo. At the same time, the Swiss Rosucranergo exists to this day.

Today, one of Dmitry Firtash’s companies already has a contract for the supply of Russian gas at a price lower than for Naftogaz. Ostchem has a quota for direct imports to Ukraine up to 8 billion cubic meters. m of gas per year. This fall, Firtash managed to achieve a significant discount of 49 percent from Gazprom. According to Ukrainian media, Firtash's company intercepted a contract from Naftogaz for five billion cubic meters of gas for pumping in the GPG in preparation for the winter heating season in Europe.

However, the position of Sergei Kurchenko in the Ukrainian and international market continues to strengthen. The Vetek 28-year-old Sergei Kurchenko, who made a dizzying career in the field of energy supply in Ukraine, has long been negotiating gas purchases directly from Gazprom.