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Russia, asked about EU gas talks with Kyiv, says it favours a gas transit reboot

Russia would like to see a. resumption in the transit of gas by means of Ukraine, the Kremlin said. on Tuesday, after the European Commission provided a statement. saying it planned to continue talks with Kyiv on natural gas. supplies to Europe.

Russian gas products by means of Ukraine stopped on Jan. 1 after its. transit agreement ended and Kyiv declined to discuss renewing. it, mentioning Moscow's war against it.

Slovakia and Hungary have considering that been pushing the EU to step. in to restore the circulation of gas to them through what is a significant. pipeline.

Hungary said on Monday it had gotten assurances from the. European Commission to safeguard its energy supply, something it. referred to as a requirement for Budapest agreeing to restore EU. sanctions on Russia.

Apparently, Hungary got some guarantees from. Brussels that some kind of negotiation procedure (with Ukraine on. gas) would be resumed, Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov informed. press reporters on Tuesday.

If there are purchasers - this is commerce, Russia is. thinking about continuing this commerce. We have an interest in. selling our products, especially because they are not only more. competitive compared to American liquefied gas, but they are. a lot more helpful for European purchasers, said Peskov.

Slovakia

invited the European Commission's declaration on continuing. talks with Ukraine on the possible renewal of gas transit. through the country, including that it now saw the alternative of. shipping gas from Azerbaijan as being back on the table.

The European Union and Ukraine had

asked

Azerbaijan to help with discussions with Russia about gas. transit in 2015, but those talks

stopped working

.

In the meantime, Russia continues to export gas. to Southern and Central Europe by means of the TurkStream gas pipeline. on the bed of the Black Sea.

(source: Reuters)