EU to host gas talks with Russia, Ukraine Sept 19


FE Team | Published: September 09, 2019 23:21:13


EU to host gas talks with Russia, Ukraine Sept 19


BRUSSELS, Sept 09 (Reuters): Representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the European Union will meet on September 19 to discuss Russian gas supplies to Ukraine, the EU energy commissioner Maros Sefcovic said on Monday.
Ukraine traditionally uses some of the gas pumped by Russia to European consumers for its own needs in eastern and central regions and then compensates for this by deliveries from gas storage located in the west of the country. But the Russia-Ukraine gas transit agreement is due to expire in January and Ukrainian energy authorities are worried.

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