The European Commission denied the connection between peace negotiations and the purchase of gas in

The European Union denied that they associated the possibility of buying Russian gas with peace talks in Ukraine in Ukraine – Paula Pinho, a spokeswoman for Ursula Ursula, Fon Der Lyen, said this on January 30.

“At this point, we do not have any connections with peace talks. If these negotiations did not happen when this moment will happen with the participation of Ukraine, and we do not confirm any connections, which was reported in the article today in the morning, on gas transit and any peaceful negotiations, ”Pinho said .

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Responding to the question at the press conference, Pinho also confirmed the EU’s desire to gradually refuse to import Russian gas after the start of a full -scale invasion of Ukraine. Last year, von der Liaien suggested that the EU could consider replacing Russian imports of liquefied gas into American.

Earlier, the Financial Times, with reference to its own sources, reported that the EU is discussing the possibility of restoring the procurement of Russian pipeline gas within the potential settlement of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.

According to the newspaper, the proposal to restore the purchases of Russian gas has encountered a negative reaction from the main allies of Ukraine in the EU and officials of some Eastern European Bloc states.