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Russia ready to continue gas transit through Ukraine – Russian Foreign Ministry
MOSCOW. Sept 9 (Interfax) – Russia has no intention of halting gas transit through the territory of Ukraine following the launch of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
However, this issue depends on the volumes of future European procurement and the competitiveness of alternative routes, Zakharova said.
"We are ready to continue gas transit through the territory of Ukraine, but this issue is purely a commercial one," Zakharova told a press briefing in Moscow.
It "depends on many factors, including the volumes of future European procurement and the competitiveness of alternative routes," she said.
Besides, speaking about attempts to link the start of the normal operation of Nord Stream 2 to "other subjects," Zakharova said Moscow "continues to regard them as an example of absolutely illegitimate politicization of energy cooperation, which radically contradicts market principles."