“We have a valid contract until 2024.

We have a vision of how to fight further, ”RIA Novosti quoted Makogon as saying.

According to him, despite the fact that the gas pipeline has already been technically built, Kiev "still has a very good chance of not allowing it to run at full capacity."

Earlier, the head of Naftogaz Ukrainy, Yuriy Vitrenko, said that the German regulator had made a decision on the participation of the Ukrainian company in the certification of the Nord Stream 2 operator.

The German regulator confirmed that the Ukrainian Naftogaz and the Ukrainian GTS Operator were admitted to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline certification process.

The construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was completed on 10 September.