Lukashenka orders to suspend gas transit across Belarus (updated)
"How cynical and absurd it can be, when you owe me $260 million while I owe you $190 million and you start putting the screws on me for it”, - said the state leader.
15:27 Medvedev giving orders to “Gazprom” due to suspended transit
The Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has given all the necessary orders to the head of “Gazprom” in connection with the fact that the Belarusian leader has decided to suspend the transit of Russian gas across the territory of the country. According to RIA “Novosti”, the Russian President’s press secretary Nataliya Timakova has informed about it.
She has added that Medvedev had a phone talk with the head of “Gazprom” Aleksei Miller on Tuesday.
13:11 Lukashenka orders to suspend gas transit across Belarus
BELTA has informed about it with a note “with expedition”.
At the same time, a representative of the Ministry of Energy Lyudmila Zyankovich has informed that Belarus has paid for all the gas used by our country in May. At the same time, it was decided not to wait for “Gazprom” to pay its debt for Russian gas transit with the help of Belarusian gas pipelines and a gas-main “Yamal-Europe” to European states.
Operative headquarters have been created in “Belenergo”, “Belpaliugaz” and “Beltransgaz”. The Ministry of Energy is coordinating them.
A number of Belarusian electric power stations are using reserve types of fuel at the moment. Natural gas supplies to industrial enterprises have been limited.
13:11 "Gazprom" thinks Belarus is insolvent
"Gazprom" thinks that Belarus will not be able to stick to its promise to pay the gas debt within two weeks – by July 5. That is why the Russian holding has continued limiting gas supplies today, on June 22, has claimed an official representative of “Gazprom” Sergei Kuriyanov.
According to RIA “Novosti”, “Gazprom” sees no guarantees that Belarus will be able to pay the debt within two weeks.
9:43 "Gazprom" reduces gas supplies to Belarus by 30%
“Gazprom” has reduced gas supplies to Belarus by 30% of the planned amount. The head of the Russian holding Alyaksei Miller has informed about it.
According to him, RIA “Novosti” informs that Belarus did not take any measures to pay the gas debt yesterday.
Let us remind you that “Gazprom” limited gas supplies to Belarus by 15% on June 21. It is planning to reduce it by 85% in the end.
Photo by: ByMedia
For the first day of “the gas war” see here.
15:27 Medvedev giving orders to “Gazprom” due to suspended transit
The Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has given all the necessary orders to the head of “Gazprom” in connection with the fact that the Belarusian leader has decided to suspend the transit of Russian gas across the territory of the country. According to RIA “Novosti”, the Russian President’s press secretary Nataliya Timakova has informed about it.
She has added that Medvedev had a phone talk with the head of “Gazprom” Aleksei Miller on Tuesday.
13:11 Lukashenka orders to suspend gas transit across Belarus
BELTA has informed about it with a note “with expedition”.
At the same time, a representative of the Ministry of Energy Lyudmila Zyankovich has informed that Belarus has paid for all the gas used by our country in May. At the same time, it was decided not to wait for “Gazprom” to pay its debt for Russian gas transit with the help of Belarusian gas pipelines and a gas-main “Yamal-Europe” to European states.
Operative headquarters have been created in “Belenergo”, “Belpaliugaz” and “Beltransgaz”. The Ministry of Energy is coordinating them.
A number of Belarusian electric power stations are using reserve types of fuel at the moment. Natural gas supplies to industrial enterprises have been limited.
13:11 "Gazprom" thinks Belarus is insolvent
"Gazprom" thinks that Belarus will not be able to stick to its promise to pay the gas debt within two weeks – by July 5. That is why the Russian holding has continued limiting gas supplies today, on June 22, has claimed an official representative of “Gazprom” Sergei Kuriyanov.
According to RIA “Novosti”, “Gazprom” sees no guarantees that Belarus will be able to pay the debt within two weeks.
9:43 "Gazprom" reduces gas supplies to Belarus by 30%
“Gazprom” has reduced gas supplies to Belarus by 30% of the planned amount. The head of the Russian holding Alyaksei Miller has informed about it.
According to him, RIA “Novosti” informs that Belarus did not take any measures to pay the gas debt yesterday.
Let us remind you that “Gazprom” limited gas supplies to Belarus by 15% on June 21. It is planning to reduce it by 85% in the end.
Photo by: ByMedia
For the first day of “the gas war” see here.
