The Kremlin intends to remove Ukraine from a gas-delivery system that has been in place since the 1980s, routing supplies instead through a new and untried network to a market that may not even exist. Last month, Gazprom announced its intention to cease shipments through Ukraine when the contracts with the country's gas pipeline company, Naftogaz, expire in 2019.
克里姆林宫想把乌克兰逐出自20世纪80年代就存在的天然气供应体系，转而使用从未使用过的新网络向也许根本就不存在的市场输气。上个月，俄天然气宣布去有意在2019年与乌克兰天然气管道公司乌天然气（Naftogaz）合同到期后停止途经乌克兰的输气。来自土耳其溪的天然气将输往希腊边境，并且是唯一选择。俄天然气预计设计和调查工作将“很快”获得许可，第一批至土耳其的天然气将在2017年抵达。