Quotes by Oleksiy Ivchenko

“We reached an agreement – on mutually beneficial, mutually acceptable terms – that will make it possible to supply Ukraine with the full volume of gas it needs and provide for the transport of Russian gas to Europe.”

“We are moving completely to a market relationship and we will be able to meet the needs of our companies.”

“Our relationship is shifting completely to a market basis.”

“We have reached an initially acceptable agreement which gives us the possibility to meet the gas needs of Ukraine and the transit of Russian gas to Europe.”

“Even if I wanted to hand it over to somebodys ownership, I would not be able to do that from the legal point of view.”

“We are satisfied with the outcome of our negotiations. We reached mutually beneficial and therefore mutually acceptable agreements, which will allow us to fully meet Ukraines gas needs, on the one hand, and ensure the transit of Russian gas intended for Europe, on the other hand.”

“The tariff for the transit of 1,000 cubic meters of gas has been raised from $1.09 to $1.6 for every 100 kilometers.”