Russia is ready to continue shipping some gas to Europe via Ukraine after the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is built, but only if it makes economic sense, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday.
“Once we launch Nord Stream 2, we will continue to pump gas through Ukraine if it is economically feasible and viable for the companies that operate this project,” he said, speaking alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Sochi.
Nord Stream 2 is meant to carry 55 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea when it is completed in 2019, doubling the capacity …read more
Source: European Voice
