KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's energy minister Svitlana Hrynchuk said on Tuesday that the country wants to increase its imports of natural gas by 30% after Russian airstrikes on its gas infrastructure.
Ukraine Aims for 30% Increase in Gas Imports Following Attacks
Ukraine's Strategy for Increasing Gas Imports
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's energy minister Svitlana Hrynchuk said on Tuesday that the country wants to increase its imports of natural gas by 30% after Russian airstrikes on its gas infrastructure.
Impact of Russian Airstrikes
Hrynchuk told reporters at a briefing in Kyiv that she had discussed additional gas imports with G7 countries.
Discussions with G7 Countries
The minister said that airstrikes had caused 'significant' damage to Ukraine's gas production capacity, while declining to give specific details.
Consideration of LNG Imports
Hrynchuk said the attacks targeted regional gas infrastructure, as well as power transmission facilities in Ukraine's frontline regions.
She added that the country was considering increasing LNG imports.
Russia has been regularly bombing Ukraine's energy infrastructure since its 2022 invasion.
(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk, writing by Max Hunder; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
