| Author (Person) | Iwanski, Tadeusz, Kardaś, Szymon |
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| Publisher | Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) |
| Series Title | OSW Analyses |
| Series Details | 15.04.15 |
| Publication Date | 15/04/2015 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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On 1 April 2015, Russia and Ukraine extended the so-called winter package – the agreement on Russian gas supplies to Ukraine from November 2014 to March 2015, which was agreed last autumn as a result of the EU-Russian-Ukrainian gas negotiations – until the period of April-June 2015. Moscow’s consent to extend the winter package represented a concession to Ukraine. The decision was primarily due to Gazprom’s difficult economic situation and the failure of Moscow’s gas policy towards Ukraine, which imports a significant amount of gas through the so-called reverse from Western Europe, and has reduced its consumption due to the recession and the introduction of energy-saving programmes. As a result, Moscow faced a strategic dilemma on how to proceed with its energy policy towards Kyiv. |
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| Source Link | http://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2015-04-15/gazproms-tactical-concessions-to-ukraine |
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| Countries / Regions | Russia, Ukraine |
