PM Groysman: Ukrainian gas transmission system not to be privatized

The Ukrainian gas transmission system is a strategic asset. It must not be and will not be privatized.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman made a corresponding statement on the air of the Ukrayina TV channel, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reports.

"I definitely say: Ukrainian gas transmission system cannot and must not be privatized. It must be owned by the state. I guarantee that neither I nor the Government will take any such decision," Groysman said.

He emphasized that such rumours are lie and attempt to intimidate people on the eve of elections.

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