“Such agreements are impossible without a political component, which will be dictated by the Kremlin, and this in itself is a threat to Ukraine, as it involves an encroachment on sovereignty.
I do not believe that the purchase of gas in Russia can be a purely commercial operation, "Kobolev said to the Ukrainian Week.
At the same time, Kobolev noted that Ukraine is gradually reducing the consumption of natural gas.
Earlier, Kobolev called the shutdown of Nord Stream 2 a matter of life or death.