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Kiev offered Moscow an exchange of gas transport with Zaporozhye NPP – Eadaily, February 4, 2025 – Politics, Russia

Kiev offered Moscow an exchange of gas transport with Zaporozhye NPP – Eadaily, February 4, 2025 – Politics, Russia

The regime of Kiev offered Russian leaders to continue the transit of Russian gas to Europe in exchange for the transfer of Zaporozhye NPP. This was said by the Razumkov Center Energy Programs Vladimir Omelchenko.

“According to the former Prime Minister of Moldova Sturrz, the Ukrainian government conducted talks about maintaining Russian gas transit by Ukraine in exchange for the return of NPP and stopping the warning of energy infrastructure, but Russia refused this option” Vladimir Omelchenko He wrote on Facebook*.

The expert learned about it from the interview with Ion struggles Edition of Moldovan Nokta.MD. He said allegedly Ukraine and Russia are negotiating until the last moment, and Moldovan’s side tried to get as much information as possible about them from all sources.

“Of course, the Ukrainians wanted to take advantage of the situation to get some benefits,” said Sturza. According to him, it was not about exchange. Kiev allegedly wanted to access the ability to generate and guarantee the cessation of retaliatory strikes on other power plants so as not to freeze.

“I myself proposed this idea since May 2024.” – added Vladimir Omelchenko.

On January 1, 2025, Ukraine stopped the transit of Russian gas, because the five -year contract ended, and the Kiev refused to extend wrestling, despite the requirements of Hungary and Slovakia.

Zaporozhye NPP, in turn, is the most powerful power plant in Europe. The total capacity of six power units is 6 GW. From 2022, the station was owned by Russia, because after the referendum, the Zaporozhye region, in which NPP is located, became part of Russia.

Ukraine experiences a lack of electricity not only because of the loss of NPP, but also by retaliation by the Russian army. Last year, the country lost 9 GW power plants – almost half of the generation. Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal He stated that the capacity of 4 GW was restored.

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