| Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Gazprom President Alexei Miller.06.01.09 В.В.Путин провел рабочую встречу с Председателем Правления ОАО «Газпром» А.Б.Миллером.06.01.09 Vladimir Putin: Mr Belyaninov, I understand the Customs Service's concern; different experts give various views of the situation. At the same time I would like to draw your attention to the fact that Gazprom does not supply gas to Ukraine, and consequently, its actions cannot be called smuggling, whichever way you look at it. Gazprom has nothing to do with what is happening in Ukraine. Rather, it is the transit country that is to be blamed. Therefore, I would like to discuss this situation in more detail.Now let us move to supplies proper. Mr Miller, could you please tell us how the relations with our European partners are faring in this area? Alexei Miller: Mr Putin, as far as supplies to our European partners are concerned, the situation is tense. Vladimir Putin: Bulgaria's Prime Minister and Romania's President have already called me. They are of course concerned with what is going on.Alexei Miller: Ukraine has completely terminated supplies in the Balkan direction. Russian gas supplies to Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Macedonia, and Turkey, which lie in that direction, were stopped totally.Vladimir Putin: But Mr Miller, does Gazprom supply Ukraine's transport export system with the necessary gas volume for our Western partners? Alexei Miller: Yes, it does. We have optimised this ... |
