Ukraine to cover gas deficit with imports from Greece

Ukraine will cover gas deficit with imports from Greece - Zelenskyy

Ukraine will compensate for the losses in gas production caused by Russian strikes, due to imports from Greece. This was announced by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, commenting on the results of a meeting with the government's energy and defence bloc.

According to him, the government is already working to expand supply routes and instruments to avoid risks to the power grid and gas sector in the face of intensified Russian attacks.

Solution details

The President stressed:

• Russian strikes have seriously affected domestic production capabilities;

• Ukraine is moving to a Alternative sources of deficit coverage, In particular, for imports through Greece;

• The government is working to create additional gas reserves for the winter period.

We are also coordinating with our European partners on logistics and tariff policy.

Defence agreement with France

Zelensky separately said that Ukraine and France are preparing «a historic defence deal», which will include:

• significant strengthening of Ukrainian combat aviation;

• new air defence systems;

• expanding other defence capabilities;

• deepening strategic military-technical cooperation.

The deal is expected to be finalised in the near future.

Context.

In recent weeks, Ukraine has been subjected to massive Russian attacks on its gas and energy infrastructure.
This forced the government to step up its import programmes and tap into European supply routes, particularly through the Balkans.

France, on the other hand, is preparing a large-scale defence package that could include modern fighter jets, air defence missiles and military technology.