Pushing Russia-EU-Ukraine gas brinkmanship three months down the road, Russia proposes holding the next 3-way meeting for renewing the Ukraine gas contract in late September.

Pushing Russia-EU-Ukraine gas brinkmanship three months down the road, Russia proposes holding the next 3-way meeting for renewing the Ukraine gas contract in late September. Putting a positive spin on the delay, Maroš Šefčovič, vice-president of the European Commission for Energy, said after meetings in Moscow on Thursday: “We will continue our constructive negotiations by telephone in the summer and when we meet in September.” Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak said the delay is needed for Ukraine to have parliamentary elections and to form a new government.