BRUSSELS, October 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia doubts the legality of reverse gas supplies to Ukraine, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Tuesday.
“We think that the gas delivered directly to consumers, cannot legally be reversed, because the contract on gas supplies does not envisage [reverse supplies], this is why we draw our attention to the fact that in our opinion, there is no valid legal basis for this. This situation requires careful study from the legal side,” Novak said following the trilateral gas talks between Russia, Ukraine and the European Union.
