Posted on 08/30/2024 10:29:08 AM PDT by Mariner
KYIV/PRAGUE (Reuters) -Ukraine will continue to meet its obligations to transit Russian oil to Europe, a presidential aide said on Friday after earlier suggesting it could halt supplies via the Druzhba pipeline next year.
Comments by Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak, reported by local media on Friday, had suggested flows of Russian oil may stop from January, but he later said Ukraine supported EU efforts to diversify its oil supply and would not break contracts running to 2029.
"Ukraine has fulfilled and will fulfill its contractual obligations in full until the scheduled completion date... because it concerns our bilateral relations with European countries," Podolyak said.
The head of Ukrainian oil and gas group Naftogaz, Olekskiy Chernyshov, echoed that message.
"Ukraine remains a reliable partner for European countries," he said in a statement. "We will continue to fulfill our obligations under the current gas and oil transportation contracts."
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Russia is breaking NATO. What real power does Europe have when it is forced to buy resources from its adversary?
Russia should declare war on Liberia and sink all of the ships carrying its flag.
Well, there’s gobs of MONEY TO BE MADE for Ukrainian officials by continuing those transshipments. It’s the Ukrainian way.
Sob, ... Zelensky won't be able to increase his Piracy, all that cash slipping away...
Interesting thought!
Let Liberia handle their security—not the US.
They get $ for doing that. Duh, as always follow the money. Never mind slaughter and human life. That money is much more... War Pigs
And 10% goes to The Big Guy.
If Uke actually had control over their war aims & strategy, the pipelines would’ve been cut on day 1. Not that it would’ve mattered much.
The fact is that russian oil is bought by EU countries & the USA [never stopped!]. Same countries are existential suppliers of weapons, $ and men to fight russia, and that oil is still tranported over Uke controlled land. Makes zero sense militarily, unless...
EU thought this war would be short, so they didn’t want to cut off their oil supply [no practical alternatives]. That myopic view led them to impliment a short-term strategy that is disasterous in the long term, but now without the ability to switch gears. They are stuck, stuck stuck. The result is the US/EU are funding the armies on both sides. These are the geniuses that run the west.
Ukraine can do that, but they won’t hold elections. Anything for money. Meanwhile, all those Ukraine soldiers are being forced to fight and die for their country, but are refused a voice at the ballot box.
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