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ゼレンスキー大統領、ドルジバ・パイプライン復旧、4月~5月の燃料供給確保と発言

-- ウクライナのウォロディミル・ゼレンスキー大統領は火曜日、ドルジバ・パイプラインが復旧したと発表した。キエフはエネルギー資金の確保とインフラ保護を推進している。 ゼレンスキー大統領はXへの投稿で、ロシアの攻撃で損傷したドルジバ石油パイプラインの一部区間の修復作業が完了し、操業が再開できるようになったと述べた。 同大統領は、パイプラインの機能回復とインフラ保護に向けた努力にもかかわらず、「ロシアが再び攻撃を仕掛けないとは、現時点では誰も保証できない」と警告した。 同大統領は、パイプラインの復旧は、欧州理事会で既に承認されているEU支援パッケージの実現に向けた動きと関連していると述べた。 ゼレンスキー大統領は、ウクライナはEUとの初期交渉グループにおける約束を履行したと述べ、ロシアに対する制裁圧力の継続と、欧州のエネルギー供給源の多様化に向けた取り組みを求めた。 また、イラン紛争に関連した世界的な混乱が燃料市場に影響を与える中、ウクライナは安定したエネルギー協力体制を確保するため、パートナー国と緊密に連携していると付け加えた。 同氏は、4月と5月に合意された燃料供給量はすべて確保済みであると述べた。 さらに同氏は、ウクライナは今週後半に予定されているラムシュタイン・エネルギー会議に向けて準備を進めており、この会議はエネルギーシステムの復旧に向けた資金調達の加速と重要インフラの保護強化を目的としていると付け加えた。

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