“Now transit guarantees us the availability of a resource on the territory of Ukraine, and it also guarantees us as a state and military security.
As long as we have transit, this ties the hands of our northern neighbor, since Ukraine is still one of the main transit countries for Russian gas to Europe, ”he says.
According to Makogon, the transit of gas through Ukraine "ties the hands" of Russia.
At the same time, he condemned the agreement between the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany regarding the "Nord Stream - 2".
US Undersecretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland on Wednesday, July 21, said that Washington and Berlin had reached an agreement on the pipeline project. She noted that Germany is committed to seeking sanctions against Russia if the Russian side uses energy "as a weapon" against European countries. In addition, Germany will be obliged to seek a ten-year extension of the agreement between Kiev and Moscow on gas transit expiring in 2024.