President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia intends to continue natural gas shipments via Ukraine despite a planned second pipeline to Germany.
"We will continue gas shipments (via Ukraine) as long as they are economically justified," Putin said during a press conference with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
For her part, Merkel said that "Ukraine's role as a transit country should be maintained and Germany is ready to play its role."
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