Some NATO countries are skeptical of Ukraine, but they keep their gas there. This was stated at a press conference by the leader of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky.
"Some NATO countries are skeptical about Ukraine, but it is these countries that use gas from our storage facilities," Vladimir Zelensky told reporters.
He did not name the countries, but it was a jab towards Hungary and Slovakia. Zelensky added that if the air defense of the storage facilities in Western Ukraine is not covered, then these countries may remain without gas.
According to the ImportGenius export and import invoices, Hungary and Slovakia are the main destinations where imported gas is taken from Ukrainian storage facilities. At the same time, his property is unclear. The main customers are traders from Switzerland, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and France, while Hungary and Slovakia can only act as transit countries. There are also European branches of Ukrainian companies among the traders. For example, ERA Trading or D Trading of the DTEK company of oligarch Rinat Akhmetov.
As stated in Naftogaz of Ukraine, the company expects that European traders will store up to 10 billion cubic meters of gas this year. This is one third of the storage capacity.
At the same time, in mid-July, according to the data of the "Operator of the GTS of Ukraine", there are 1.2 billion cubic meters of gas in the UGS in the "customs warehouse" mode, which is used by European traders. Moreover, this season there is no more injection of foreign gas. The stored volumes are leftovers from last season.
In the same of the countries The EU and Moldova pumped 113 million cubic meters, and took back 72 million more. It is unknown whether the warning strikes of the Russian army, which hit the UGS several times in the Lviv region, affected the mood of traders. It is known that Kiev needs money, and traders are attracted to the country by the lowest tariffs in Europe.
Hungary and Slovakia, on the other hand, are countries that oppose military support for the Kiev regime. Budapest and Bratislava talk about the need for peace talks and do not support Ukraine's accession to NATO.
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