Ukraine is open to buying gas directly from Russia if the prices are fair market prices, Ukraine’s new Energy Minister Oleskiy Orzhel told reporters in Brussels Friday. Currently, Ukraine uses Russian gas, but buys it from European companies, largely at the Slovakia hub. By the expected mid-October start of the heating season, Ukraine plans to have 21 billion cubic meters in storage.
Ukraine is open to buying gas directly from Russia if the prices are fair market prices
