. Next Tuesday, Nord Stream 1 closes for 10 days of scheduled repairs. Despite these supply drops and low storage levels in Europe, Gazprom refuses to book extra capacity through Ukraine. “If Gazprom cannot meet gas demand, other Russian and Central Asian gas producers should be allowed to use Ukrainian gas, and the Russian GTS for gas transit to the EU,” said Serhiy Makogon, OGTSU Director General. Naftogaz said that Central Asian countries could send 40 bcm of gas through Ukraine’s pipelines – if authorized by Russia.