EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – On the eve of an EU-Ukraine summit, Russian firm Gazprom has announced that it will form a joint venture with Ukraine’s Naftogaz that is to pointedly exclude an EU presence.
ANDREW RETTMAN | Euobserver.com
The state-owned Russian gas giant said in a statement on its website on Wednesday (17 November) that a meeting between Gazprom boss Alexei Miller and Ukraine energy minister Yury Boyko in Moscow on Wednesday (17 November): "Addressed various aspects of creating a joint venture between Gazprom and Naftogaz Ukrainy. The parties agreed to start evaluating the assets that could be contributed to the JV.
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