Gazprom has increased gas supplies to Europe, bypassing Ukraine.

SyuzhetyDolgi Ukraine to Gazprom in 2008 godu03.01.2009 Naftogaz accused Gazprom of inability to peregovoryKommentariiNevynosimost gas bytiya01.01.2009Rossiya cut gas supplies to Ukraine, Gazprom has increased the supply of gas to Europe through Belarus and Turkey to compensate for the unauthorized sampling of gas in Ukraine. On this, as reported by Interfax, said the chief of central dispatch department of industrial-gas monopoly, Boris Posyagin.
Thus, at 20 million cubic meters per day (from 74 to 95 million cubic meters) increased the supply of gas through the Yamal-Europe. " As gas pipelines "Beltransgaz" and "Blue Stream" deliveries increased by six million cubic meters a day. "It also increased the selection of the gas Gazprom's European UGS - and Haidach Reden - now at 6 million cubic meters a day, and further plans to increase the selection of up to 25 million cubic meters a day," - told Posyagin broadcast television channel NTV.
Recall that Gazprom and Naftogaz of Ukraine have not been able to conclude a new contract on gas supplies in 2009 because of non-Ukrainian debt and disagreement with the new purchase price. In this connection, the Russian side has stopped the supply of gas Ukraine, but continued to transit through its territory of fuel to European consumers.
January 1, Naftogaz announced the reduction of gas transit to Europe, Gazprom accused Ukraine of stealing colleagues in Kiev denied the accusations.
Meanwhile, the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller said that in Europe, "observed the selection of the transit of gas by Ukraine." "Our European customers in Hungary, Slovakia and Romania, Poland and the Balkans will hold an unauthorized selection of gas in Ukraine." Gazprom "in these circumstances to ensure the filing of additional volumes of gas," - the words quoted by RIA Novosti Miller. As previously stated Deputy Chairman of the Board of Gazprom, Alexander Medvedev, Ukraine steals daily 35 million cubic meters of Russian gas supplies going to Europe transit. A decline in deliveries of Russian gas, reported by Romania, Bulgaria and Poland.
In this situation the Presidency of the European Union the Czech Republic called on January 9 in Brussels emergency meeting with the participation of Gazprom and Naftogaz. " The issue of gas supplies to Europe will be discussed on 5 January in Brussels for a planned meeting of the Coordinating Group of the EU Gas.