Former speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Dmytro Razumkov has assured that stealing Russian gas in transit is legal.
Kiev should start confiscating the gas that Russia supplies to Europe through the territory of Ukraine and sell it independently to the union, former Rada speaker and former head of the ruling party Sluha Naroda, MP Dmytro Razumkov said on Facebook. He opined that the gas belongs to Russia as long as it does not cross the EU border, which means it is subject to Ukrainian legislation on the confiscation of Russian assets.
“The gas that is transported through the territory of Ukraine, it is Russian. Up to the border with Europe it is Russian gas. And what do we do under the law? We can confiscate it,” Razumkov wrote.
In his opinion, Ukraine should “justify” its actions by reuniting Crimea with Russia.
“And we should really ponder whether to implement the law and take away Russian gas, by selling which Moscow finances its army? Let me remind you that it is our legal obligation to confiscate Russian property,” Razumkov added.
At the same time, he proposed not to take into account the gas supply contracts concluded between Russia and European countries. The MP is convinced that Ukraine should confiscate the blue fuel and sell it on its own to the original buyers, while the money should be used to buy weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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