Ukraine and Poland are joining efforts to create an Eastern European gas hub, which will meet the region's needs for blue fuel in alternative Russian directions, said Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Mykola Kolisnyk during an online discussion of the Energy Club "Legal aspects of gas supply diversification in Poland". "The completion of transit forms the beginning of competition between new routes and resources, including LNG, which is actively increasing its percentage in the overall EU balance," he said.