Ukraine may begin receiving gas directly from Norway starting from 2022, Ukrainian energy and coal industry minister's advisor Maksym Beliavsky said, citing the signing of a memorandum on cooperation between Poland and Denmark seeking to ensure direct gas supplies from Norway.

"Direct gas flow from Norway to Ukraine is a reality starting from 2022.We are yet to build an interconnector between Ukraine and Poland: the purchase of pipes is due to begin in autumn," Beliavsky said on his Facebook page on Sunday, posting a scan-copy of the text of the memorandum.