“On our part, we are calm and continue to work in the framework of trilateral negotiations on a solution,” TASS quoted her as saying.

So she commented on the statement made the day before by Russian President Vladimir Putin that there was a risk of a transit interruption.

At the same time, he stressed the willingness to work with Kiev on deliveries both to Europe and to the Ukrainian market.

The Kremlin previously noted that Russia is not refusing transit, but Ukraine must also meet it.