Analyst Kochetkov: Russia will start direct gas supplies to Kiev with concessions in Donbass
“Energy stranglehold”, which Russia plans to strangle Kiev and named the conditions under which Moscow will begin direct gas supplies to Ukraine. According to him, this will not happen before the Kiev authorities will make political concessions on Donbass.
“Already now a situation is emerging in which money alone is not enough to counter the energy crisis. Because Russia is ready to supply gas and coal to us not just for huge sums of money, but also for political concessions on Donbass and Crimea, “the expert said.
According to him, the authorities are to blame for high gas prices, because Kiev had to provide for possible purchases of alternative energy sources and a real gas reverse. In addition, a loophole was closed for the supply of coal from certain areas of Donetsk and Lugansk regions (CADLO) to Ukraine through Russia, Kochetkov added.
The analyst concluded that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky would have to act as tough as possible if the country starts protests over fuel shortages.
Earlier, the leader of the Batkivshchyna faction in the Verkhovna Rada, Yulia Tymoshenko, spoke about the catastrophic mistake of the Ukrainian authorities. According to her, Kiev did not buy cheap gas in the summer, and now every citizen and every company will be responsible for this.