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The head of Naftogaz, Vitrenko, reproached Germany for wanting to make money on Nord Stream 2
Germany does not have the right to benefit from Nord Stream 2 at the expense of other countries, Yury Vitrenko believes. In his opinion, another gas pipeline is not needed for gas imports in Europe
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Germany should not benefit from Nord Stream 2 gas supplies at the expense of other European countries, Naftogaz head Yuriy Vitrenko said in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
“Germany would benefit economically if, thanks to Nord Stream 2, it became the main distribution point for Russian gas. But, as a leading European country, Germany cannot get a short-term economic advantage at the expense of other European countries,” Vitrenko said (quoted by RIA Novosti).
According to him, another pipeline is not needed to supply fuel to Europe: Ukrainian capacities for gas imports are sufficient, they are only a quarter occupied.
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The head of Naftogaz stressed that European companies should decide for themselves how to receive gas: through Ukraine or through Nord Stream 2.
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