Tymoshenko agreed with Putin on the modernization of the GTS.

KommentariiRossiya return a udar27.03.2009Moskva the beginning of a campaign to revise the gas deklaratsiiUkraina Brussels and Russia have overcome differences over the issue of modernizing Ukraine's gas transportation system (GTS). This was said Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, on the basis of a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Interfax reports. "We found that we are partners in upgrading the transmission system. We believe that the question withdrawn, and we can continue to work", - said Tymoshenko.
March 23, 2009 in Brussels, held a conference, which resulted in Ukraine and the EU signed a declaration on the modernization of the GTS. According to the document, Ukraine pledged to make the local gas market open and allow independent companies to gas storage. In turn, the EU promised to provide Ukraine a loan of $ 2.5 billion dollars, which she can spend on upgrading the GTS. The Declaration was signed without the participation of the Russian side.
Later, Putin said the revision of relations between Russia and the EU. "If Russia's interests will be ignored, then we will have to begin to revise the principles of our relations", - said the Prime Minister. In doing so, he signed a declaration called "inappropriate and unprofessional."
March 24, 2009 President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia postponed intergovernmental consultations with Ukraine as long as no "will be clarified the issue with the gas Declaration."
Before signing the Declaration of the Ministry of Energy of Russia expressed the desire to participate in the modernization of the Ukrainian GTS. Earlier, Russia offered to privatize the CTA, the Secretariat of President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko at the beginning of this year, valued at 25 billion dollars. Representatives of Ukraine, in response to the proposal stated that they did not intend to transfer the ownership of the TCU or foreign private investors.