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UkrInform: Putin says he is ready to keep gas transit via Ukraine

By UkrInform.

Published May 31, 2018 at 10:38 am

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Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia is ready to keep gas transit through Ukraine.

“The question remains how much gas will be delivered [via Nord Stream 2]. Another question is how much gas will be delivered through Ukraine, and we are ready to keep the Ukrainian transit, how much gas our customers will need now and in the nearest future,” Putin said, RBC reports.