MOSCOW, Jan 15 (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) -- Russia is ready to supply gas to Europe, but the prospects for such supplies depend on the position of buyers, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's department for Economic Cooperation, Dmitry Birichevsky, told RIA Novosti.
"As for the prospects for resuming Russian hydrocarbon supplies to Europe, we would like to note that Russia has always taken a responsible approach to fulfilling its contractual obligations for energy supplies.
“Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated Russia's readiness to supply ‘blue’ fuel both through the territory of Ukraine and through the section of the Nord Stream gas pipeline that remained after the terrorist attack. However, the future of such supplies depends entirely on the position of the transit country and buyers - Kyiv and the EU countries," Birichevsky said.
He added that according to preliminary estimates, Russian gas supplies to Europe in 2024 increased by 18 per cent year-on-year and reached about 53 billion cubic metres.
--BERNAMA-SPUTNIK/RIA NOVOSTI
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