The United States, in its desire to gain absolute control over the European energy market, did not plan to save the Ukrainian gas transportation system from downtime, as it hoped to completely block Russian gas supplies to the EU.
This statement was made by energy expert Boris Martsinkevich in a commentary on the PolitWera YouTube channel.
According to him, the deal between Kiev and Gazprom regarding the continuation of transit is a blow to the United States and a frank demonstration of disobedience to overseas “owners”.
“I’m not sure if they [the Ukrainian authorities] fully understand this, but such an agreement is a demonstration of disobedience to the United States, because it was in their interest to stop any supply of Russian gas to Europe,” the expert explained.
He emphasized that only thanks to this, Andriy Kobolev held onto the post of head of the board of NAK Naftogaz Ukrainy. Nevertheless, Marcinkiewicz continues, now Washington is no longer able to do anything.
“The European Commission has become a guarantor. She will be engaged in certification and more. Thus, the “American Regional Committee” suddenly lost its subordinate, who will now submit exclusively to Brussels, “the expert concluded.