Kremlin: Putin to maintain gas transit to Europe via Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a meeting in Berlin on August 18 that Russia would continue pumping gas via Ukraine to the rest of Europe, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

The Nord Stream 2 pipeline that aims to supply Russia’s natural gas to Germany is under persistent fire by the U.S. and Ukrainian governments. Washington is pressing Berlin to halt the project, Reuters recalls.