Russia, Ukraine, and the EU are optimistic that a new Russian gas transit contract will be worked out to keep gas flowing across Ukraine in the 2020s.

Russia, Ukraine, and the EU are optimistic that a new Russian gas transit contract will be worked out to keep gas flowing across Ukraine in the 2020s. “We are ready to work in line with the European rules” and to book transit capacities, Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters after 3-way talks ended Thursday evening in Brussels. “Today’s consultations showed the parties have a positive attitude and are aiming to find solutions, to make sure gas flows are not interrupted from Jan. 1.”