Ukraine has increased its gas import from Europe through Poland to five million cubic metres per day starting 1 April, Ukrainian gas transit state monopoly Ukrtransgas said. This is 2.5 times the previous average amount of two million cubic metres per day.
The gas supply increase has been stipulated in the contract between the German electric utilities company RWE and the national oil and gas company of Ukraine NJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy.
Ukrainian Deputy Energy Minister Volodymyr Makukha said importing natural gas from European markets doesn’t violate international law. Russian energy company Gazprom accused Ukraine of acting fraudulently by pursuing reverse shipments of European natural gas.
