Kremlin spokesman: Russia to honour obligations to supply gas to Europe
<p> </p> <p> MINSK, Nov 12 - PrimePress. There is no doubt that Russia will fulfill all its gas supply obligations to Europe, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday. </p> <p> </p> <p> “Russia was, is and will continue to be the country that fulfills all its obligations to provide the European consumers with gas and to fulfill its contractual obligations. Russia’s reliability as a supplier and as a partner under the current and future contracts is beyond doubt,” Peskov said. </p> <p> </p> <p> On 11 November, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko recommended the EU to think about the transit of gas and cargo through the country before imposing sanctions against Minsk. He noted that the Yamal-Europe gas export pipeline runs through the country, with the volume of gas transit fr om Russia to the West having recently increased significantly. As previously reported, the foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) will gather on November 15 to discuss possible new sanctions against Belarus and as well as measures against countries from wh ere migrants go on their pilgrimage to Europe. </p> <p> </p> <p> This is a statement made by the president of Belarus, but I would like to remind what President Putin said: “Russia has been, is and will be a country that meets all obligations on providing gas to European consumers, on fulfilling contract obligations, Russia’s reliability as a supplier and as a partner on present and future contracts should not be questioned,” Peskov said. </p> <p> </p> <p> “Russia has always been, is and potentially will remain a country guaranteeing the energy security of the European continent,” Peskov said. Asked whether Moscow will guarantee Europe’s energy security regardless of the actions of the Belarusian side, he said: “Obviously.” </p> <p> </p> <p> In his words, the statement by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko about the possibility of blocking gas transit to Europe was not harmonized with the Kremlin. “No, it was not harmonized in any way. In this case, yes, this is our ally [Belarus], but this is a sovereign state,” Peskov stressed. End </p> <p> </p>
2021-11-13
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Kremlin spokesman: Russia to honour obligations to supply gas to Europe
MINSK, Nov 12 - PrimePress. There is no doubt that Russia will fulfill all its gas supply obligations to Europe, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday.
“Russia was, is and will continue to be the country that fulfills all its obligations to provide the European consumers with gas and to fulfill its contractual obligations. Russia’s reliability as a supplier and as a partner under the current and future contracts is beyond doubt,” Peskov said.
On 11 November, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko recommended the EU to think about the transit of gas and cargo through the country before imposing sanctions against Minsk. He noted that the Yamal-Europe gas export pipeline runs through the country, with the volume of gas transit fr om Russia to the West having recently increased significantly. As previously reported, the foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) will gather on November 15 to discuss possible new sanctions against Belarus and as well as measures against countries from wh ere migrants go on their pilgrimage to Europe.
This is a statement made by the president of Belarus, but I would like to remind what President Putin said: “Russia has been, is and will be a country that meets all obligations on providing gas to European consumers, on fulfilling contract obligations, Russia’s reliability as a supplier and as a partner on present and future contracts should not be questioned,” Peskov said.
“Russia has always been, is and potentially will remain a country guaranteeing the energy security of the European continent,” Peskov said. Asked whether Moscow will guarantee Europe’s energy security regardless of the actions of the Belarusian side, he said: “Obviously.”
In his words, the statement by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko about the possibility of blocking gas transit to Europe was not harmonized with the Kremlin. “No, it was not harmonized in any way. In this case, yes, this is our ally [Belarus], but this is a sovereign state,” Peskov stressed. End