Kyiv and Brussels are engaged in a legal analysis of gas delivery from EU countries to Ukraine to settle the matter on a legal basis so as to stave off any possible disputes down the road.

This was a subject of discussion during a meeting involving Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Eduard Stavytsky and European Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger, Stavytsky said during a talk with the press.

Two options worked out by Ukrainian specialists for addressing the problems involved in Ukraine acquiring natural gas from the territory of EU countries, matters that need to be evaluated by the European Commission so that ways the question can be settled can be laid out, were discussed.

"Some monopolies are leveling accusations that this [gas deliveries from the EU to Ukraine] is a certain kind of machination. I will say it again, there is no machination," Stavytsky said.

The minister said that an issue now is the Slovakia-Ukraine corridor. "You know that this corridor will be one of the most powerful, as its potential will be, at minimum, ten billion cubic meters of gas per year. We're not talking about us buying that amount, we're talking about our country getting additional capacity for diversifying deliveries of natural gas to Ukraine at a fair price. That's it. We don't want to offend anyone, we just want to reach the kinds of agreements that correspond to international standards," the minister said.

Stavytsky pointed out that the search for a juridical resolution does not pertain to any one company in particular, as gas reaches market in Europe from Norway, Algeria, Mozambique, and Nigeria. "That is, when we acquire it on the spot market it is not considered as gas from some country or other, it is figured by volume," he said.

Legal analysis is needed so that there are no "negative consequences for our partners or us ourselves, so that no disputable matters in relation to any fines, or courts, come up," Stavytsky said.

The trial period involved in gas delivery from Slovakia, which began on May 15, will continue, he said, "Until we decide what route we will take after the analysis is done."

Commenting on the hardening of Russia's position on Ukraine, Stavytsky said he was confident that "this means that we are on the right track." "If someone reacts, it means that we are doing it right. Technologically, Slovakia is ready for transit. Now the legal route we can take needs to be determined," he said.

The analysis should be completed before this September, he said.