“If the goal is only to pump it through Ukraine, then we are not obliged.

Contracts are being fulfilled, even with an excess of 8-10%, "RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

Earlier it became known that Gazprom has fulfilled its obligations under the transit agreement with Ukraine for 2021.

Alexei Polishchuk, director of the second department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry, expressed the opinion that Kiev's statements about its readiness to extend gas transit have political goals.