The EU wants Ukraine to remain a gas transit country, partly to diversify routes of gas supply to Europe and partly to strengthen Ukraine’s economy, EU Ambassador Hugues Mingarelli told the forum. “If one day Ukraine loses its transit role, every year its budget will lose $2-3 billion,” he referring to transit fees paid by Gazprom. “That is why we say Ukraine should remain a transit country.”
The EU wants Ukraine to remain a gas transit country, partly to diversify routes of gas supply to Europe and partly to strengthen Ukraine’s economy,
