Highlights Any new Ukrainian transit deal dependent on European demand Pledges to carry out ‘all obligations’ under current contract Just 15 km left of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to lay President Vladimir Putin said Aug. 20 that Russia was ready to continue supplying gas to Europe via Ukraine after 2024, but that Moscow needed clarity on future European gas demand before agreeing to any new transit deal. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Speaking at a joint press conference in Moscow with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Putin also said Russia would continue gas transit via Ukraine after the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is finished, adding that there were just 15 km of the link left to lay. Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom in late 2019 agreed to transit 65 Bcm of gas via Ukraine in 2020 and 40 Bcm/year in the 2021-2024 […]