Another question was about the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine. According to Vladimir Putin, Naftogaz is escalating the situation at the negotiations with Gazprom on the new contract. At the same time, Russia is ready to sign a contract under either country's laws.
Vladimir Putin: "What can we see actually taking place? Naftogaz filed yet another claim in court for over six billion. That's nonsense. They're just escalating the situation. What for? We told them that we're ready, with the assistance of the European Commission, to reach an agreement. If Ukraine wants Ukrainian laws to govern it, we're ready for it. If Ukraine wants European laws to govern it, as it undertook to implement European laws, we're ready, do it. We notified the European Commission about it. I told that to my colleagues in France and Germany. If Ukraine manages to implement the laws of the European countries, let them do it. It's about the division between generating companies and transit companies. Will they be able to do it within the time left? Well, they took on obligations before Europe, not us. Let them do it, we're ready for that. But it's not up to us. Therefore, there's probably a risk of transit being stopped".
