He stated this when commenting on the words of the head of Naftogaz of Ukraine Andriy Kobolev that the probability of signing before January 1 is "very small."
“Andrei Kobolev is a professional who deals with this issue. I look at this situation a little wider: this is the part that ... we understand how it fits into the big puzzle of all this. Nevertheless, it seems to me that our team has the opportunity to agree on gas supplies to Europe, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
Earlier, Kobolev said that the likelihood of signing a gas transit contract is "approaching zero."
The next trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, Russia and the European Union on the transit of Russian gas through Ukrainian territory will be held on December 19 in Brussels.