Ukraine stops transit of Russian gas through its territory
1 January 2025 08:15
on January 1, at 7:00 a.m., Ukraine stopped the transportation of Russian natural gas through its territory. According to the Ministry of Energy, this was done in the interests of national security, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
International partners were notified of this decision in advance.
“We have stopped the transit of Russian gas, this is a historic event. Russia is losing markets, it will suffer financial losses. Europe has already made a decision to refuse Russian gas. And the European initiative Repower EU envisages exactly what Ukraine has done today,”
– emphasized Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko.
According to the Ministry of Energy, Ukraine’s gas transportation system is already prepared to operate in zero transit mode and ensure reliable gas supply to Ukrainian consumers.
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Europe and gas
As of the beginning of 2022, the EU was 40% dependent on Russian gas. In 2021, 65% of the gas purchased by Germany was Russian. In the third quarter of 2023, only 12% of the gas imported by the EU remained Russian.
At the same time, some EU countries remain dependent on Russian gas, such as Hungary, Slovakia, and Austria. These countries’ contracts with Gazprom provide for gas supplies through the Ukrainian gas transportation system. For example, Austria signed a contract for gas supplies until 2040.
After both Nord Stream and the Ukrainian GTS are out of commission, Russia will be able to supply gas to Europe only through the Turkish Stream.
According to the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, the European Union has bought 211 billion euros worth of energy from Russia.
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