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US Department of State: We can start gas export to Europe from late 2015

22 March 2014 08:35 (UTC +04:00)

Baku – APA. US can start gas export to Europe from late 2015, said the Spokesperson for the US Department of State Jen Psaki. She noted that they right now don’t have facilities to export natural gas in that capacity. There are facilities being worked through. I think the earliest we think this could happen is 2015: “However, we all feel that it’s important to support Ukraine and support countries in Europe at this important time.”

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's comments came Thursday, the same day that U.S. President Barack Obama expanded economic sanctions against Moscow, targeting 20 Russian lawmakers and senior officials, as well a bank that provides them support. In an exclusive interview with VOA's Persian service, Kerry said the U.S. will not allow the actions of one country to destroy what he called the "post-World War II order" and "international structure," adding that it is up to Russian President Vladimir Putin to decide how to proceed: “We are prepared to respond very, very strongly with additional, serious, sector sanctions if they continue to engage in illegal and provocative activities.”