OREANDA-NEWS. Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on gas transit for another five years. This was stated on the page on Facebook by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. “The end of the year, but not the end of achievements. Ukraine has signed a gas transit contract for five years, during which we will receive at least more than $ 7 billion”, Zelensky wrote.

According to him, the parties can extend the contract for another ten years. “The Ukrainian GTS will be loaded, and this is the energy security and well-being of Ukrainians! The minimum guaranteed pumping is 65 billion cubic meters of gas in the first year and 40 billion each in the next four”, Zelensky added, noting that Ukraine can actually pump large volumes of gas.

The Minister of Energy of Ukraine Alexey Orzhel last week gave other forecasts on the country's revenue from signing the gas agreement. According to him, for a total of five years of the agreement, this is $ 18 billion. “Of these, 3 billion in cash already before the New Year. And this is without enslaving conditions for the acquisition of Russian gas”, said Orgel.

Naftogaz’s executive director Yuriy Vitrenko said on Facebook that guaranteed income from gas transit will amount to $ 7.2 billion. Ukraine will receive such an amount for pumping 225 billion cubic meters of gas for five years.