In response to the letter from the Russian gas company Gazprom (see EUROPE B12371A4), the Ukrainian gas transmission company Naftogaz undertook, on Monday 25 November, to continue negotiations on the transit of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine.
"We currently see no legitimate reason not to conclude a new contract for the transit of gas through Ukraine in accordance with European regulations, and we declare ourselves ready to work diligently on this", Yuriy Vitrenko, Naftogaz's executive...