Proposed US sanctions on a Russian gas pipeline to Europe would be a 'game changer' for Ukraine and the European gas market, giving Kyiv more leverage in negotiations with Moscow, the head of Ukraine's state energy company says.
Russia has sought to inject the gas dispute into diplomatic talks aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian forces have refused to recognize Kyiv's authority. Relations have remained tense between the two countries after protests in Ukraine forced out a pro-Kremlin president in 2014 and Russia invaded and annexed the Crimean peninsula.
"The tariffs are very, very high," Miller said."They are significantly higher than the current tariff at which we are now supplying gas through the territory of Ukraine."Rudy Giuliani, the president's lawyer, tried to push for the CEO's removal earlier this year as part of a failed attempt for a gas-supply deal. The U.S. ambassador to the EU, Gordon Sondland, also proposed a shake-up in the leadership of Naftogaz, NBC News has previously reported.
Kobolyev has repeatedly clashed with previous governments in Kyiv and won international support for maintaining a supervisory board — comprised of four foreign members and three Ukrainian nationals — that oversees the company's management.
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