Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolev / Photo from UNIAN
Andriy Kobolev, the CEO of Ukraine’s state-owned oil and gas company Naftogaz, says Russia’s president, Vladmir Putin, is using gas as a weapon against Ukraine, according to HARDtalk.
"Gas is a very powerful weapon and Mr Putin is a very dangerous, experienced and efficient opponent," Mr Kobolev told BBC's HARDtalk.
There is a protracted dispute around Russia’s energy supply to Ukraine, which is also used as a transit route for natural gas exports to western Europe.
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