Russian energy company Gazprom remains committed to its contractual obligations in Ukraine, company chairman Alexei Miller said. Most of the Russian natural gas bound for the European market runs through Soviet-era transit networks in Ukraine. Ongoing contractual rows between Kiev and Gazprom, and simmering conflict in eastern Ukraine, means that conventional route, as well as Ukrainian gas supplies, is at risk. The Russian company said it was operating under the terms of historic documents embraced by the pre-conflict government in Ukraine, which extends through 2019. A so-called winter package gives Ukraine a discount on gas prices, though that deal expires March 31. Miller said the company remained committed to gas supplies to Ukraine and gas transits to Europe. “Gazprom has cooperated and will […]