Novinite: Russia Does U-Turn on Ukraine Gas Transit

Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded the beginning of talks over the continuation of gas transit via Ukraine after 2019, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller has said.

This marks a substantial shift in the Kremlin's position after Russian political and energy officials had called on Europe to prepare for the end of transportation via Ukraine after 2019 - the year when the Turkish Stream pipeline is supposed to be up and running.

"[People] say there is some cunning plan of Gazprom to disrupt transit via Ukraine... let us bring some clarity. There is an active gas transit contract through Ukrainian territory by 2019," Russian business daily RBC quotes miller as saying at a Shareholders' Meeting held in Moscow on Friday.

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