MOSCOW, June 16. /ITAR-TASS/. The European Commission (EC) has been notified in advance about possible interruptions in the transit of gas after Russia has switched to a pre-payment system for gas supplied to Ukraine, a Gazprom report says.

“The EC was notified about possible gas shortages in case Naftogaz of Ukraine will be siphoning off transit gas,” the report said.

Gazprom says it has already made and will continue making every possible effort to prevent potential interruptions in the transit of gas to European consumers.