RIA Novosti: South Stream Pipeline More Urgent Amid Ukraine Crisis – Russian Ambassador to EU
The South Stream gas pipeline project, currently under development, has become more urgent amid Ukrainian warnings that Russian gas flows to Europe could be halted, Russian Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
“I believe the relevance of the South Stream project has risen amid the Ukrainian crisis, because we have already heard not threats, but hints from Ukrainian authorities, including interim Prime Minister Yatsenuk, of yet another attempt to disrupt the transit of Russian gas,” Chizhov said.
The South Stream project was discussed on Tuesday in Brussels by experts of the European Commission and Russia. Earlier in the day, Ukrainian Energy Minister Yury Prodan said his country would not recognize the current gas price, because it was unfairly high, which could lead to a halt in gas supplies to Europe.