Länk - Ryssland vill inte ha konkurrens på sina pipelines
One of Russia's main objections to the charter is the transit protocol, which discusses how foreign energy companies could obtain "third-party access." In practice, third-party access would allow companies to use Russia's pipeline network to transport, for example, gas purchased in Central Asia via Russia to markets in Europe.
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