“Most likely, the parties will come to a compromise, but either closer to the expiration date of the current contract, or after it in a few days. Most likely, it will be a compromise close to the conditions that Gazprom offers - this is a short-term transit contract, with a small volume and, as a bonus, at a discount for the Ukrainian side, ”the expert added.

According to Bezpalko, "resigned to the inevitable," Kiev will compromise.

“Maybe he will try to blackmail for some time ... But the blackmail of Kiev is ineffective, Russia does not succumb to this blackmail,” the analyst concluded.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Energy announced that Russia and Ukraine agreed to strengthen joint work to discuss gas issues.

On November 27, a spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that Russia had submitted to Kiev proposals to conclude an agreement between Gazprom and Naftogaz, but time was running out.

The head of Gazprom, Alexei Miller, also said that Ukraine needs to resolve issues with the new GTS operator in order to continue the transit of Russian gas.