Alexander Medvedev Quotations

Ukraine has wasted time in these talks, and now there can be no talk of US$160. The market situation has changed, and it's continuing to change.

We have proposed thinking about ways to adapt Ukraine's economy to new prices.

Since the EU has applied a market economy status to Ukraine then Ukraine should live up to that.

Negotiations are under way and I do hope they can finish before the year end.

If the theft continues at this pace, the volume and cost of the stolen gas will rise quite considerably.

Having come across the undeniable fact of theft of our gas from the export pipe and in order to ensure energy security for Europe, we have decided to take all possible measures to ensure that Western consumers continue to receive gas in accordance with the contracts in effect.

Preserving such a situation would mean encouraging theft on the path of our gas to Europe. Therefore, all our foreign partners are warned that, while we are doing everything possible to keep up our gas exports to Europe, Ukraine would bear all the responsibility for any possible disruption of exports.

We now have a good wholesale business in the UK with big industrial customers and power stations. We are aiming to secure 20% of the market by 2015.

The amount of gas that remains in Ukraine exceeds the originally expected amounts. This does not allo w us to fully comply with our obligations to foreign consumers.

You can call it withholding or taking, legal or illegal -- call it whatever you like.

We have taken all necessary measures to supply Europe with gas according to contracts. By tomorrow evening, full supply to Europe in accordance with these contracts will be restored.

We have taken all necessary measures for Europe to receive gas in the full quantity. By tomorrow evening full connections with Europe will be restored.

Understanding that a political decision had been taken, we executed it perfectly and sent the Ukrainian side... the most beneficial offers to resolve the situation.

The NHL's opinion of itself is so high.... Let them get drunk on their greatness. We'll see how many Euros look our way.

We will fully deliver the amount of gas intended for Europe to the openings of Ukraine's gas pipeline system, and from that moment on responsibility will lie with Ukraine. If they make good on their threat to take unsanctioned gas, they will bear full responsibility for that.

We run serious business in Great Britain with large industrial partners and energy stations. We intend to hold 20 percent of the fuel market by 2015.

We are analyzing the proposals received. There isn't a lot of time left until the end of April.

We have employed an international company that has a clear reputation in qualitative evaluations of foreign trade in order to have independent estimations besides our own documentary proof.

One gets the impression that our president was more concerned about the problems of the Ukrainian people than its own leadership, since energy is vital for any country's economy.

Arbitration is a last resort, but if Ukraine is ready to do this we are ready too.

There will be no less than two, no more than three.

Eighty percent of our gas transits through Ukraine, which was the motive behind our Ukrainian colleagues' decision to start to blackmail us ... But we are ready to go to the Swedish court in the event of Ukraine's unsanctioned use of gas.

The volume of gas stolen by Ukraine from the pipeline to Europe on January 1 was close to 100 million cubic meters, valued at US$25 million (HK$195 million) at the market price.

The value of Russian gas stolen by Ukraine during the day (January 1) is more than $25 million.

The value of Russian gas stolen by Ukraine during the day is more than $25million.

The cost of Russian gas stolen by Ukraine over 24 hours was more than US$25 million.

If there isn't a (new) contract, there won't be deliveries.

If there is no contract, there will be no supplies.

If siphoning continues on such a scale, the stolen amount will be quite significant.

Gas in Ukraine remains above envisaged volumes, which prevents us from fully meeting our obligations to foreign customers.