Russia guarantees oil transfer to Europe through Ukraine, even if no deal is reached between Russia and Ukraine by January 1 over proposed changes in oil transit accords.
"We expect that there will be no problems with the (crude oil) transit," Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin told reporters in Vladivostok on Tuesday.
The Slovak government said Monday Russia has warned that a price dispute with Ukraine could oblige it to stop crude shipments to three EU countries, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
"The reason is allegedly unresolved problems between the Russian Federation and Ukraine concerning oil transit," Slovakia's government said, quoting a letter from the European Commission.
Only hours after the announcement by the Slovak government, Russia and Ukraine denied a threat to EU customers by saying they had reached a preliminary agreement on oil transit conditions.
"We expect the agreement to be coordinated and signed shortly, within one or two days," Irina Yesipova, the Russian Energy Ministry Spokesperson, said Monday.
Earlier this week, head of Russian pipeline company Transneft Nikolai Tokarev said Ukraine had asked for higher payments for the transit of Russian oil.
Russia provides about a quarter of the natural gas consumed in the European Union.
Disputes between Russia and Ukraine on pricing and transit of Russian natural gas shipped to European clients have caused serious supply disruptions in recent years.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=114937§ionid=351020602.
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