Zelenskyy: Termination of Russian gas transit is one of Moscow's biggest defeats
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Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:57:14 +0200
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reacted to the termination of Russian gas transit through Ukraine.
Source Zelenskyy on Telegram Quote More than 25 years ago, when Putin was given power in Russia, over 130 billion cubic metres of gas were pumped annually through Ukraine to Europe.
Today, the transit of Russian gas is 0.
This is one of Moscows biggest defeats.
Weaponising energy and resorting to cynical energy blackmail of partners have cost Russia its most attractive and geographically accessible market.
Details The Ukrainian president stressed that the common task now is to support Moldova in its energy transformation.
Quote We also have to withstand the hysteria of some European politicians who prefer mafia schemes with Moscow to a transparent energy policy.
We also hope to increase the supply of American gas to Europe, as President Trump has mentioned.
Cooperation and maximum offers from partners in the market will make prices more agreeable.
Background On the morning of 1 January, Ukraine stopped transiting Russian gas.
Ukraines gas transmission system operates in nontransit mode.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico claimed that the cessation of Russian gas transit through Ukraine would have serious consequences for EU member states but not for Russia.
On 16 December, Moldova introduced a state of emergency in its energy sector, which will last for 60 days.
The government took this step due to uncertainty over Russian gas supplies after transit through Ukraine was set to be suspended on 1 January 2025.
On 28 December, Russian energy giant Gazprom officially announced that it would stop supplying gas to Transnistria, a breakaway region of Moldova, from 1 January 2025 due to failure to fulfil payment obligations.
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