...technically ready to resume supplies. There are no technical problems.A trilateral meeting was supposed to take place today — between me, the Minister of Energy of #Slovakia and the Minister of Energy of #Ukraine. But the Ukrainian side did not agree to it in Brussels today.Despite the fact that for three and a half days the delegation of the Hungarian Ministry of Energy, headed by the Deputy Minister, was in #Kiev. The Ukrainian side rejected all possible requests for meetings and refused...
... to negotiate on this issue, either in Kiev or here in Brussels. They also refused to allow observers and inspectors from the European Union to enter the site.Therefore, it is clearer than ever that the Ukrainians are not resuming pumping through the pipeline solely for political reasons, although physically everything is ready for the resumption of supplies.We will protect ourselves — we still have a reserve for 86 days. And besides, we keep gasoline prices under control. We will protect ...