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Ukraine Approves Gas Import Via Transbalkan Pipeline To Avoid High Transit Fees

Ukraine's energy regulator has approved a gas import mechanism that will avoid high transit fees when supplying gas through the Transbalkan pipeline from Greece to Ukraine, the Ukrainian energy ministry said on Tuesday.Ukraine has faced a serious gas shortage since a series of devastating Russian missile strikes this year, which significantly reduced domestic gas production.Ukraine now imports gas via Slovakia and Hungary, but does not use the southern route because of its higher transit tariffs…