据塔斯社11月29日报道，欧盟一位谈判机构人士表示，欧盟委员会（EC）建议直接乌克兰直接购买俄罗斯天然气，每年购买总量约为1500亿立方米，以此减少昂贵的反向供应。

据消息人士透露，欧盟委员会建议基辅从2020年开始恢复直接购买俄罗斯天然气，总量约为150亿立方米，以降低反向购买相同天然气的成本。恢复直接购买将使俄罗斯更有兴趣利用乌克兰的天然气运输系统向欧洲输送天然气，并缓解天然气关税紧张局势。乌克兰方面正试图通过提高俄罗斯天然气供应关税来抵消基辅因拒绝直接购买天然气而产生的额外费用。

消息人士拒绝就莫斯科要求撤回俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司和乌克兰Naftogaz的所有相互索赔以及放弃履行已作出的法院裁决的请求发表评论。

此前，欧盟委员会建议，俄罗斯、乌克兰和欧盟的第二次专家技术会议将于11月19日举行，以筹备定于11月下旬举行的另一轮部长级三边天然气磋商。不过，双方均未确认举行技术会议。

邹勤 摘译自 塔斯社

原文如下：

EC recommends Kiev to return to direct gas purchases from Russia

The European Commission (EC) has recommended direct purchases of the Russian gas totaling around 15 bln cubic meters per year to Ukraine to reduce expensive reverse supplies, a source in the EU’s institutions close to trilateral gas talks told TASS on Tuesday.

"The European Commission has recommended Kiev to return to direct purchases of the Russian gas totaling around 15 bln cubic meters starting 2020 to reduce costs on reverse purchases of the same gas," the source said. The interlocutor explained that the return to direct purchases would make it more interesting for Russia to use Ukraine’s gas transport system to pump gas to Europe, as well as ease gas tariffs tensions. The Ukrainian side is attempting to offset additional costs incurred by Kiev due to the refusal to purchase gas directly through raising tariffs on Russian gas supplies, the latter added.

The source refused to provide comments on Moscow’s request to withdraw all mutual claims of Russia’s Gazprom and Ukraine’s Naftogaz, as well as to abandon the performance of already taken court decisions.

The European Commission suggested earlier that the second technical meeting of experts from Russia, Ukraine and the European Union be held on November 19 to prepare another round of ministerial trilateral gas consultations scheduled for late November. However, neither of the parties confirmed holding the technical meeting.