Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Putin reminded Merkel about the threat to gas transit to Europe over Ukraine – Interfax

Moscow. 13 Dec. INTERFAX.RU – Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed by telephone the Ukrainian and Syrian issues, the press service of the Kremlin.

“the Leaders continued discussing the situation around Russian gas supplies to European consumers via Ukraine. Vladimir Putin once again expressed concern at the fact that the Ukrainian side refuses negotiation of agreements on gas purchases from Russia in the current winter season, which poses a threat to transit to Europe”, – stated in the message.

the Kremlin said that “in the context of the peaceful settlement of the internal Ukrainian conflict, noted the need to intensify efforts for the comprehensive implementation of the Minsk agreements”. “The Russian President stressed that in the current environment requires, above all, the termination by the Kyiv security forces of the provocative shelling of settlements of Donbass, the withdrawal of socio-economic blockade of the region and the establishment of a direct dialogue of Kyiv with Donetsk and Lugansk”, – informs the press-service.

“during the discussion of the situation in Syria, Vladimir Putin informed about the actions of Russia in the fight against international terrorism and large-scale humanitarian assistance in the liberated from the militants of the parts of the SAR”, – stated in the message.

In a press-service reported that the conversation was initiated by the German side.

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