Parliament passed the measure on February 6 after the pro-Western opposition accused Yanukovych of intending to hand over Ukraine's gas pipelines to Russia.
But Yanukovych said today his government had never discussed the existing gas-transport system with Russia -- only the possibility of building new pipelines.
(UNIAN, AP)
Ukraine And European Energy Security
MURKY CONNECTIONS. A year after the so-called gas war between Moscow and Kyiv, energy transhipments from Russia to Europe via Ukraine remain a concern. On December 1, RFE/RL's Washington office hosted a briefing featuring Tom Mayne, an energy researcher for the London-based Global Witness. Mayne discussed the lack of transparency in the energy sectors of Ukraine, Russia, and gas supplier Turkmenistan.
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