“ The energy companies of Lithuania and Russia are negotiating the extension of the gas transit agreement to the Kaliningrad region of Russia. Source: LRT, “European Truth” Details: The current 10-year gas transit agreement to Kaliningrad, which is possible only through the territory of Lithuania, expires in December 2025. Gas transiting through Lithuania from Belarus is delivered to Kaliningrad, and for these services, Lithuania annually receives an average of about 12 million euros in revenue. As part of the negotiations between the operator of the Lithuanian gas transmission system Amber Grid and the Russian energy giant Gazprom, the parties can agree on a shorter term of the agreement and a higher price for services. It is noted that the European Commission has also been informed about the negotiations. At the beginning of the year, the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, said that he supports the extension of the gas transit agreement, so as not to provoke Russia. Lithuania was one of the first in the European Union to completely cut off Russian gas following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
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Details: The current 10-year gas transit agreement to Kaliningrad, which is possible only through the territory of Lithuania, expires in December 2025.
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Gas transiting through Lithuania from Belarus is delivered to Kaliningrad, and for these services, Lithuania annually receives an average of about 12 million euros in revenue.
As part of the negotiations between the operator of the Lithuanian gas transmission system Amber Grid and the Russian energy giant Gazprom, the parties can agree on a shorter term of the agreement and a higher price for services.
It is noted that the European Commission has also been informed about the negotiations.
At the beginning of the year, the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, said that he supports the extension of the gas transit agreement, so as not to provoke Russia.
Lithuania was one of the first in the European Union to completely cut off Russian gas following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.