The Russian Federation continues to supply cheap gas to Ukraine and the EU - the media

After the Russian invasion, traders, uncharacteristic of Europe, have intensified. In fact, these are related to the Russian Federation of the company, which, through the scheme of hidden mixing, continue to supply Russian gas to the Balkans and to Ukraine, Ukrainian News reports. A striking example is the Petroalps SA Swiss Gas Trader, created in 2011. Employees and founders are with Russian citizenship.

It delivers liquefied gas to the railway tanks from Kazakhstan to Temryuk terminal (Krasnodar region of the Russian Federation), where Kazakh gas is mixed with Russian in the ratio of 45%+55%. Further, Kazakh gas is pumped into a LPG tanker and sent to Romania for Octogon Gas & Logistics gas terminal (exclusively works only with Interport Gas SRL only). The Terminal is Valentin Pocora, a former Romanian customs officer who has opened a criminal case on smuggling and non -payment of taxes.

Rhinestone Trading GmbH, Austrian Trader, sells mixed gas to Ukraine and the Balkan Region. The scheme is the same: Kazakh gas is mixed with Russian on the territory of the Temryuk terminal, then the tank is delivered to Octogon Gas & Logistics to Romania. The certificates of origin are indicated by Turkish, Kazakh or "European" gas. According to the Polish Glob Terminal, the ultimate beneficiary of the Austrian company Rhinestone Trading GmbH is Russian citizen Maxim Dehtyar.

By February 2022, the company actively developed wholesale gas sales in Ukraine through LLC "UkrDniprogas" (later renamed "UDG Trading"). Traders associated with the Russian Federation are dumping in the markets of Romania, Ukraine and Bulgaria, misleading consumers and customs. Gas with a true certificate of origin from Kazakhstan, Turkey and other European countries under the terms of FCA at the port of Romania is quoted at the price of Sanotrach + $ 140 per tonne.

The price of Russian-Kazakh gas-$ 90-95 per tonne (on FCA conditions at the port of Romania at Sanotrach +). The reason for such a significant difference is the presence of a mixture of cheap Russian gas. Ukrainian traders, buying "lanes" from cheap Russian gas, actually cooperate with Gazprom - the main sponsor of the Russian army. According to the "Consulting Group A-95", Ukraine lacks a direct prohibition of supply of LPG of Russian origin. However, the Cabinet of Ministers No.

426 of April 9, 2022, which establishes an embargo on import into the territory of Ukraine in the customs regime of import of goods from the Russian Federation. The document supplements the CMU Resolution No. 1147 of December 30, 2015, according to which the import of goods of Russian origin is prohibited in accordance with the approved list. However, the list does not have any energy resources.

This "window" is used by traders to import Russian gas into the territory of Ukraine from the customs territory of third countries. And to obtain EUR1 certificate, 51% of European gas in the party is enough. The European Parliament in the resolution of October 6, 2022 called for a full embargo on the import of fossil fuels with the Russian Federation. Romania banned the import and transit of Russian gas and declared the development of its own Neptune Deep gas field in the Black Sea.