In early 2025, Russian company Gazprom suspended gas exports to Europe via Ukraine. At 6 a.m. (Polish time), a five-year agreement between Moscow and Kiev on the issue expired. Previously, the Ukrainian had repeatedly refused to extend his contract. According to their explanation, it is for national security reasons.
Russia continues to export gas through Türkiye’s Potok pipeline, which runs along the bottom of the Black Sea.
Gas transportation to Europe via Ukraine has ended. “This is a historic event.”
On Wednesday morning, a five-year agreement between Moscow and Kiev on gas transit through Ukraine expired.
Gazprom said in a statement: “Due to the Ukrainian side’s repeated and clear refusal to renew the contract, Gazprom has been deprived of the technical and legal possibility to supply gas in transit through Ukrainian territory starting from January 1.” said.
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Ukraine announced on Wednesday that it had halted shipments of Russian gas, citing national security reasons.
“We have stopped transporting Russian gas. This is a historic event,” Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Khrushchenko said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy justified the decision to stop the traffic by saying that he did not want Russia to continue to earn billions of dollars from the blood of Ukrainians.
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