57 ordspråk av Sergei Kupriyanov
Sergei Kupriyanov
We cannot make special exceptions for Ukraine.
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We don't plan to put up with the fact that gas destined for European customers is being used in Ukraine. We understand it's cold, but Ukraine isn't the only place where it's cold. No one gave Ukraine the right to take more gas than contracted.
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We have been forced to start the operation to lower the pressure in Ukraine's gas pipeline system.
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We have fully completed work to restore gas supplies to Europe. At this time we are carrying out deliveries to European consumers in full.
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We have information from the ground that shows Ukraine has started illegally siphoning off Russian gas destined for European consumers.
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We have signed a contract based on a European price formula, which allows us to begin selling gas at a price of $230 for 1,000 cubic meters starting from January 1.
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We just want European countries to understand that we have other alternatives in terms of gas sales. If the European Union wants our gas, it has to consider our interests as well.
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We understand that it is cold, but it is not only cold in Ukraine. We are currently providing more gas for all our consumers, both in Russia and abroad, and we do not plan to put up with the fact that gas destined for European consumers is being used in Ukraine and is not even reaching the border. Nobody gave Ukraine the right to take more gas than the contracted volume.
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We were ready to come to an agreement with the Ukrainian people... Our offer was rejected.
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We were ready to meet the Ukrainian people halfway ... We received a refusal. That means the Ukrainian authorities were determined to have a conflict from the start, and from January 1 to ... start stealing gas from European consumers.
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We were willing to meet Ukraine halfway.
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Yesterday, we made a proposal on how to break out of this very knotty situation. We were ready to meet the Ukrainian people's needs halfway and to provide them with normal conditions of work during the winter, the most complex period of the year.
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