At the very moment when Ukraine's territorial integrity is at stake, natural gas could become part of the solution, argue these authors. Due to its massive storage potential, namely one-third that of the EU (or seven-times that of the UK), Ukraine is a natural candidate for an eastern European gas hub. Becoming an integrated part of the European gas market has economic and political merits – both for Ukraine and the EU.
Julian Wieczorkiewicz is a Research Assistant at CEPS, and Fabio Genoese is Research Fellow at CEPS.
