“Being a company delivering gas to several dozens of countries and having more than 40 years of experience in holding negotiations on gas supplies and transit, Gazprom has always been and remains a reliable partner and a constructive negotiator. During the talks with the Ukrainian side regarding the terms of work in 2009 Gazprom had made quite a number of compromise proposals, which Kiev rejected, after all Gazprom’s negotiating stance totally corresponds with the generally accepted business practice and is absolutely understood by all the other partners of the Russian concern.

Gazprom continues gas supplies in line with the requests from European consumers. Despite the numerous declarations by Ukraine that it honors its transit obligations, we clearly see that it doesn’t, and this affects European consumers. Particularly this, but by no means the statements of the Russian gas concern, discredits Ukraine’s reputation in the European community,” said OAO Gazprom official spokesman Sergey Kupriyanov.