Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 08KYIV2008, UKRAINE: CHERNOMYRDIN CRASHES KYIV ENERGY

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #08KYIV2008.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08KYIV2008 2008-10-09 12:40 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Kyiv
VZCZCXRO2166
RR RUEHIK RUEHLN RUEHPOD RUEHVK RUEHYG
DE RUEHKV #2008/01 2831240
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 091240Z OCT 08
FM AMEMBASSY KYIV
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6503
INFO RUCNCIS/CIS COLLECTIVE
RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE
RHMFISS/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KYIV 002008 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EUR/UMB, EEB/EEC/IEC - LWRIGHT 
DOE FOR LEKIMOFF, CCALIENDO 
USDOC FOR 4231/ITA/OEENIS/NISD/CLUCYK 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EINV ENRG EPET PINR PREL UP
SUBJECT: UKRAINE: CHERNOMYRDIN CRASHES KYIV ENERGY 
CONFERENCE 
 
REF: KYIV 1967 
 
Sensitive But Unclassified.  Not for Internet Distribution. 
 
1.  (U) Summary.  An animated Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian 
Ambassador to Ukraine since 2001, provided a spirited 
presentation on Ukraine's energy sector on October 7 at the 
"Ukrainian Energy Forum," a three-day event organized by Adam 
Smith Conferences.  According to Chernomyrdin, reliability is 
key for Russia in its gas relations with Ukraine.  Referring 
to Ukraine's natural gas pipeline system, he said it needs at 
least $1 billion of investment and that it would be a "heap 
of scrap metal" without gas supplies.  The Russian-Ukrainian 
gas consortium, which was established in 2003 and aimed to 
manage Ukraine's extensive gas pipeline infrastructure with 
participation from European companies, should be 
re-energized.  Ukraine in cooperation with Russia should take 
steps to complete the Bogorodchany-Uzhgorod gas pipeline; no 
progress has been made to-date.  The Russian Ambassador said 
that if Ukraine wants to buy "more expensive," "lower 
quality" nuclear fuel from the U.S., so be it.  Post 
assesses, however, that this statement about the cost and 
quality of Western-supplied nuclear fuel to Ukraine simply is 
not true.  End summary. 
 
Russia Seeks Reliability in its Gas Relations with Ukraine 
--------------------------------------------- ------------- 
 
2.  (U)  Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Viktor Chernomyrdin on 
October 7 presented his views on Russian-Ukrainian energy 
relations at an Adam Smith conference called "The Ukrainian 
Energy Forum."  He said that Ukraine's gas transportation 
system is more than 40 years old, so Russia "needs to be 
careful."  As much as $1.5 billion is required to modernize 
Ukraine's gas infrastructure.  The Russian Ambassador said 
that without gas supplies, Ukraine's gas pipeline system 
would be a "heap of scrap metal."  Chernomyrdin added that 
the amount of gas Ukraine can transport across its territory 
varies between 112 billion cubic meters (bcm) and 120 bcm, 
and that the potential throughput capacity numbers quoted in 
the press (much higher than 120 bcm) are nonsense. 
 
3.  (U)  Most important for Russia, according to 
Chernomyrdin, is the operation and management of Ukraine's 
gas pipeline system, which annually transports about 80 
percent of the gas Russia sells to Europe.  In 2003, the 
Russia-Ukraine gas consortium was formed, which aimed to 
better manage and improve Ukrainian gas infrastructure with 
participation from European companies.  Chernomyrdin 
expressed regret that nothing had happened during the past 
five years to advance the consortium project. 
 
Pipeline Projects: Ukraine Needs to Act 
--------------------------------------- 
 
4.  (U) Chernomyrdin, expressing his wish "not to hurt 
anyone's feelings," said that if Ukraine wants to use the 
Bogorodchany-Uzhgorod (B-U) gas pipeline project to boost 
transit volumes, it should act.  Referring to smaller 
pipelines that would be used in the B-U project, he noted 
that they had been empty since the 1980s (Note:  The B-U 
pipeline's capacity is expected to be 19 bcm; its cost 
currently is estimated to be $560 million.  End note.) 
Chernomyrdin noted that Russia and Ukraine had been talking 
for three years about the B-U project and encouraged the 
Ukrainian side to work with Russia to move the project 
forward. 
 
5.  (U) Regarding the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline, Chernomyrdin 
questioned why the $500 million project was completed in the 
first place.  Nevertheless, the reversal of the 
pipeline--using it to transport Russian crude oil south to 
Odessa--so far has netted Ukraine $250 million.  If Ukraine 
now aims to reverse Brody-Odessa, it should first secure the 
necessary crude oil supplies to fill the pipeline. 
 
Chernomyrdin on Nuclear Fuel Supplies 
------------------------------------- 
 
6.  (SBU) An incredulous Chernomyrdin said that if Ukraine 
wants to buy "more expensive," "lower-quality" nuclear fuel 
from the U.S., so be it.  Post assesses that this statement 
is untrue.  Under the US-Ukraine Nuclear Fuel Qualification 
Project (UNFQP), six fuel assemblies manufactured by 
 
KYIV 00002008  002 OF 002 
 
 
Westinghouse were supplied to the South Ukrainian Nuclear 
Power Plant (NPP) number 3 reactor in 2005.  These fuel 
assemblies have been tested and inspected by U.S. and 
Ukrainian technical experts who for more than three years 
indicated that the fuel met safety and quality standards. 
Ukrainian nuclear utility (Energoatom) expressed its complete 
satisfaction with the operation, safety, and quality of these 
Westinghouse fuel assmeblies after the physical inspection 
and analyses were conducted in September 2008.  Under the 
the UNFQP, the U.S. will provide an additional 42 
Westinghouse fuel assemblies in 2009 for operation in the 
South Ukraine NPP unit number 3.  Regarding price, then 
Energoatom President Yuriy Kovryzhkin on March 30, 2008, 
publicly said that "Westinghouse fuel offers high quality and 
competitive prices."  Russia, on the other hand, during the 
last three years has almost doubled the price it charges 
Ukraine for reprocessing and storing spent nuclear fuel from 
Ukraine's nine reactors.  Post also believes that Russia has 
increased its prices of fresh nuclear fuel for Ukraine (Note: 
 If Ukraine's fuel supplies are not diversified, Russia will 
continue to dominate Ukraine's nuclear sector, which 
generates almost half of Ukraine's electricity; Moscow also 
will dictate whatever prices and conditions it wants.  End 
note) 
 
Gazprom Executive on Russia-Ukraine Gas Negotiations 
--------------------------------------------- ------- 
 
7.  (U)  Anatoliy Podmyshalskiy, General Director of Gazprom 
sbyt, a Ukraine-based subsidiary of Russian energy giant 
Gazprom that sells gas to industrial consumers in Ukraine, 
also attended the energy forum in Kyiv.  He said that Gazprom 
may supply Russian instead of Central Asian gas to Ukraine 
next year because prices of Central Asian gas are likely to 
be much higher than the price Ukraine pays in 2009 for 
imported gas.  Podmyshalskiy said that the numerous gas 
agreements Russia and Ukraine concluded in the past would 
need to be examined and then canceled to complete new 
agreements, which could remove gas intermediaries and allow 
Ukraine a three-year period to transition to European prices. 
 He also noted that before removing gas intermediaries their 
debts to Gazprom would need to be settled. 
TAYLOR