“I think that Ukraine is trying to interpret in its own way the agreements that have been reached.

The package of the agreement between Germany and the United States does not contain any guarantees regarding territorial integrity, and Ukraine only wants to receive them, ”the expert said.

The analyst added that Russia does not have a principled position, which would consist in the obligatory refusal of gas transit through Ukraine. 

“It is quite convenient to supply Moldova and Romania not through the Turkish Stream - to make a detour, but through Ukraine.

If Ukraine offers a competitive pumping rate.

Therefore, this is an economic issue for us, not a political one, ”he concluded.

Earlier, the Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishina said on the air of the Ukraine 24 TV channel that Kiev should receive it upon completion of the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

In her opinion, Kiev should receive "guarantees, not agreements" regarding "territorial integrity and sovereignty."