“One can only welcome the fact of the meeting and negotiations. There is little time left to settle all the nuances, but you can still be in time before the end of the current contract. There is a search for compromise and both sides are on the right track. It could be assumed in advance that transit through Ukraine will not stop, ”the expert said.
Dudchak also emphasized that it was Kiev that was most “interested in extending the contract.”
Earlier, in Brussels, completed consultations on gas transit with the participation of representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission.
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak called the trilateral talks "very constructive."