Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has decided to create a group with “EU partners” to block the construction of a gas pipeline “Northern Stream 2” bypassing Ukraine. His decision Poroshenko explains, that Russia is planning to commission the pipeline to deprive money to Ukraine for transit of gas to Europe, that Kiev is spending on the military, as well as the likely Russian attack on Ukraine immediately after construction.
The President of Ukraine said, that the current negotiations are already underway, but to disclose all the information on this fact refused, adding, that the sole purpose of the new group will stop “Northern Stream 2”. he noted, that the gas pipeline project is devoid of economic sense and is on 100% “political project”, aimed at depriving funds Kiev, received for gas transit in the amount of 3 billion. per year.
Poroshenko also said, that Putin does not give the order to attack only because Ukraine, what “afraid to stop the gas transportation system in case of aggression”, on which it surpasses gas to Europe and receives a huge amount of money in the amount of 30 billion. dollars. In the case of the commissioning of a new gas pipeline Ukrainian system will no longer be needed, and Russia immediately attack Ukraine.
In addition, Poroshenko sure, that the threat of US sanctions against countries, supporting the construction of the pipeline, help Kiev “more confident to deal with this project”.
