The issue of energy security is the cornerstone of the sustainability of any economic system. In Ukraine, the term “energy security” is often taken as “energy independence.” But Ukraine is not Qatar or Iran, and even if, as a result of the de-industrialization of the national economy and the growth of utility tariffs, gas consumption drops to the level of the “Stone Age,” we will still remain dependant on the oil products and coal.
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Gas pipes are photographed at the gas compressor station in Velke Kapusany, Slovakia, on Sept. 2, 2014.
