“It seems to me that the Prime Minister of Ukraine is trying to blackmail her opponents in this way, because there is no gas war. There is a contract that ends on December 31. The parties will either find mutually beneficial ways (solutions to the gas problem. - RT ), including a new contract, or not, ”Ananskih said.
According to the parliamentarian, in the absence of a new contract, each country will have to "live in new realities."
“Russia's position in this regard is much stronger, because, in addition to Ukraine, other European consumers receive Russian gas to the same extent. The Ukrainian side is certainly weaker, because any gas except Russian will be a priori more expensive, ”the deputy added.
Earlier, Goncharuk did not rule out the possibility that Kiev would have to negotiate gas with Moscow against the backdrop of the “gas war”.
He stated this, commenting on the outcome of the Norman summit, which was held in Paris.