Gazprom announced the decision of Ukraine to ban the transit of gas illegitimate.

SyuzhetyOtklyuchenie gas Ukraine05.01.2009 Gazprom announced the decision of Ukraine to ban the transit of gas nelegitimnymKommentariiNevynosimost gas bytiya01.01.2009Rossiya cut gas supplies to Kiev UkrainuReshenie Economic Court, which declared invalid the agreement on transit of gas from Russia through Ukraine, is "totally illegitimate." This statement was made by an official representative of Gazprom Sergei Kupriyanov, said RIA Novosti.
According to Kupriyanova, the relationship of the parties under the contract are within the scope of the Swedish law, and the fate of these agreements could only deal with the Stockholm arbitration. Chairman of the Russian monopoly Alexey Miller added that at the conclusion of an independent examination, the contract on transit of gas is valid until the end of 2010, says agency Interfax.
Remember, January 5, Economic Court of Kiev banned Naftogaz "in 2009, the transit of Russian gas at a price of 1.6 dollars per thousand cubic meters per 100 kilometers. According to the Ukrainian goskompanii, transit rate should be 9.84 dollars per thousand cubic meters. However, Kupriyanov said that there is no reason to revise the rate, and the Russian side knows exactly what the current price is competitive.
Since January 1, Gazprom stopped gas supplies to Ukraine, but continues to export oil to Europe through Ukraine. January 4, the Russian side has accused Ukraine of illegally gas destined to European consumers. January 5, Kupriyanov said that the general shortage of fuel in Europe is already 60 million cubic meters.
Earlier, Gazprom said gas deliveries to the Russian-Ukrainian border to January 5, declining to 65.3 million cubic meters of illegally selected Ukraine. In doing so, the Russian concern to European consumers to compensate for the reduction of supply by increasing the transit via Belarus, Poland and Turkey.