Russia is reliable gas supplier, committed to contractual obligations - Peskov

MOSCOW. May 11 (Interfax) - Russia has always been committed to its gas contracts with Europe and will continue to be so, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"Russia has always fulfilled its contractual obligations in a reliable manner and intends to continue to do so. It is committed to its contractual obligations. The Ukrainian side has reported a certain force majeure situation. You and I have heard a statement from Gazprom, which said there had been no force majeure notices and explanations," Peskov said at a press briefing on Wednesday.

Journalists asked Peskov whether Russia was planning to search for alternate routes to supply gas to Europe in the context of Ukraine's statement regarding the proposal that Gazprom channel the entire amount of gas transit through the Sudzha gas metering station.

"Hereafter, all information [should come] from Gazprom," Peskov said.

It was reported earlier that Ukraine accepted an application from Gazprom on Wednesday for the transit of 72 million cubic meters of gas exclusively through its Sudzha gas metering station. The information comes from the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine.

Gazprom applied for transiting 88.2 million cubic meters of gas through the Sudzha and Sokhranivka gas metering stations on Tuesday. Gas transit reached the maximum amount of the current month, 98.9 million cubic meters, on May 2.

Ukraine proposed that Gazprom channel all its gas transit through Sudzha, considering that the Ukrainian authorities no longer have full control of the pipeline infrastructure in the Sokhranivka sector (The Novopskov compressor station).