Freeloader Firtash costs Ukraine $326 million so far

Despite hiding in Austria to escape trial on bribery charges in the United States, exiled Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash keeps hurting Ukraine – and its natural gas market.

Since the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSO) was launched at the beginning of 2020 as an independent network, regional distribution gas companies that belong to him keep pumping gas from the pipeline without paying for it.