Ukraine-Gazprom.V.Putin.Встреча с СМИ.08.01.09.Part 6

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with foreign media.08.01.09.Part 6

Председатель Правительства Российской Федерации В.В.Путин провел встречу(пресс-конференцию) с представителями иностранных СМИ.08.01.09.Part 6

In my opinion, the current situation is that the incumbent Ukrainian leadership is incapable of organizing normal and transparent functioning of the economy on market principles and moreover, by its actions is causing heavy damage to the Ukrainian people and the prestige of the Ukrainian state. That is one more proof that we are witnessing a political collapse inside Ukraine. I regret to say that it indicates a high level of corruption in Ukrainian government structures which today are fighting not over the gas price, but for the possibility to keep certain mediators in the game in order to use the dividends for personal enrichment and to raise the necessary funds for future political campaigns.

I.Ruk (ARD): You say that Ukraine has gone to a Swedish court over the issue, which is indeed funny. Could Russia also have gone to some international institutions in advance?

Vladimir Putin: Dear Ms Ruk, you weren't listening attentively to what I said. I said that the transit contract is governed by the Swedish law and if a dispute arises the contract says (I have the contract here before me) that "disputes are subject to resolution at the Stockholm Arbitration Court". Gazprom has filed with that court.

J.Ruk: And a small follow-up question, if I may. I hope I understood you correctly. Belarus will pay subsidized prices, you have mentioned it now. Clearly, Gazprom wants to switch to market prices with Ukraine. That is clear. And why not with Belarus?

Vladimir Putin: The answer is simple, we have bought 50% of the gas transportation system in Belarus. In a way, it is a form of settlement with Gazprom. Number one. Number two: We are building our relations with Belarus as a Union State, we do not take customs duties into account. We have a special regime, and besides, we have purchased 50% of Beltransgaz. By contrast, Ukraine, has passed a law that bans the privatization and even the renting of the gas transportation system.

You know, several years ago, and we recalled it with Mr Schroeder yesterday, we signed a document - myself, the German Chancellor and the former Ukrainian President - envisaging the creation of an international consortium to manage the gas transportation system that would include Naftogaz of Ukraine. That consortium was ready to simply rent the gas transportation system, not buy it and not privatize it, leaving it the property of the Ukrainian state. The document was signed but it was not implemented, the reason, I think, is political. It is unclear what motives drove those who passed the law banning the development of that gas transportation system.

Larisa Zadorozhnaya (Inter): Why wasn't a compromise reached overnight? We just had a short press release which says that a wide range of issues was discussed. Why has the Russian side in Brussels cancelled a tripartite meeting of the European Commissioner, Miller and Dubina? That is my first question. And the second question. Naftogaz says that it is not a conflict of economic entities, but a political issue which can today only be solved at the level of Prime Ministers and Presidents. Have you initiated or do you intend to initiate a meeting with your Ukrainian counterparts? And are they going to initiate such a meeting on their part? Thank you.

Vladimir Putin: We have repeatedly proposed to continue the negotiations. And secondly, we have never stopped them. We have not stopped the negotiating process and neither have the Ukrainian partners. Thirdly, for the situation to become normal they must come to Moscow and sign a contract for the supply of gas to Ukraine, that's all. And they have to pay the market price for the product they receive. If Ukrainian neighbours in the European Union pay an average $470 per 1000 cubic meters in the first quarter, it is clear how much Ukraine has to pay if one subtracts from that price the cost of transit to the Western border of Ukraine. That is all.

Larisa Zadorozhnaya: Why wasn't an agreement reached at 3 a.m. What happened?

Vladimir Putin: The Ukrainian partners don't want to sign, they don't want to pay, it's as simple as that. If they signed today gas would start flowing tomorrow (why tomorrow?) it would start flowing today.

Larisa Zadorozhnaya: Were you talking in terms of $470, 450 or have you lowered the price a bit?

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[Simaz12345]

The surprising Achilles' heel of Gazprom is that it produces only about 550 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas—just enough to supply its own domestic market. It relies on cheap imports from Central Asia to meet the majority of its other commitments to customers in Europe, amounting to nearly 80bcm. And since only Gazprom's foreign customers pay full market value, it's the company's exports which make up the bulk of Gazprom's revenues—$21 billion for the second quarter of 2007 alone.

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[niknikolay]

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[niknikolay]

По некоторым косвенным данным,доля семьи Ющенко в предприятии РосУкрЭнерго, которое два последних года поставляло газ на украинский рынок, 27% принадлежит именно семье Ющенко.

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[Simaz12345]

Now those nations on which Gazprom's profits rely—including Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan—are beginning to cut their own deals with big new customers like China. The deals are in turn becoming an existential threat to Gazprom, one of Russia's most valuable strategic levers of power.