US seeks to take control of gas transit running through Ukraine, Reuters reports
The US plans to take control of the gas pipeline that connects Russia to Europe via Ukraine as part of an updated version of the minerals deal. Source: Reuters, citing sources Details: A source noted that the document contains "a US demand that the US government's International Development Finance Corporation take control of a natural gas pipeline from Russian energy giant Gazprom across Ukraine to Europe".
Advertisement:Reuters does not specify which gas pipeline is being referred to.
However, Russian Gazprom does not own any pipelines in Ukraine.
Several gas routes from Russia to the EU pass through Ukraine (such as Soiuz, Prohres and Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhhorod), but all of them are state-owned and controlled by Ukraine's Gas Transmission System Operator.
Background: On 11-12 April, a Ukrainian delegation will reportedly hold technical consultations in Washington with President Donald Trump's administration on a deal on access to critical Ukrainian minerals.
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