Ukraine not planning to sell its gas transport system

Ukraine is not planning to sell its gas transport system, but it will be leased so that funds from this are enough for its maintenance and modernization.Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych announced this during the Dialogue with the Country live television program.

The president said that no decision would be taken behind the scenes and that the public and the parliament would be informed about the results of the negotiations. "The negotiations are currently being held, and now it's improper to talk about concrete things. We want this decision to be made in the first half of the year," Yanukovych said.