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04.09.2014
Yatseniuk: Ukraine could substitute 60% of Russian gas
Ukraine by importing fuel from Slovakia and other sources can replace up to 60% of Russian gas, Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatseniuk said, opening a government meeting on Wednesday, NRCU reports referring to Ukrinform.
«In total, we can import 15 billion cubic meters - this is 60% of fuel import. We opened 10 billion cubic meters from Slovakia, 5 billion - from other sources. We substituted 60% of Russian gas,» Yatseniuk said. He added that the latest statistics show that Ukraine managed to reduce gas consumption by 30%, compared to the same period last year.
