Without Russian gas: Will the transit stop through Ukraine in 2025

In October, at the EU, at a meeting, the EU energy ministers discussed the issues of Russian natural gas transit through Ukraine, since some countries (Slovakia, Hungary, Austria) still did not diversify their sources of natural gas supplies, and therefore continue to rely on Gazprom resource. However, Ukraine has already reported that Ukraine does not plan to conclude a new contract with the Russian monopolist.

"The strategic goal of Ukraine is to impose sanctions on a Russian gas molecule, to deprive the Kremlin of income from the sale of hydrocarbons for which the aggressor finances the war. We call all European countries to complete refusal of oil and gas from the Russian Federation," said Prime Minister Denis Shmigal at a meeting In October with the Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fitzo. He added: Ukraine will not continue the transit agreement after its expiration.

The continuation of Russian gas transit is not profitable first and foremost to Ukraine, experts surveyed by focus say. It is said that, through the sale of the EU, Russia can receive 6 billion euros a year, which will then be directed to finance the war in Ukraine. The decision to end the transit of Russian gas in the territory of Ukraine is the only possible, say energy experts "I think that it has long been to forget about this transit gas. Well, now mentioned.

And now this contract is over, although we could have completed it for a long time, And not to help the Russian budget fill the "Moloch" wars. The continuation of the transit of Russian gas is not in the interests of Ukraine, says Roman Nitsovich, director of DIXI GROUP research.

Although, he said, a legally possible version of the contract between Gazprom and a certain European company, but Ukraine is not suitable for Ukraine, because it will still give Russia the opportunity to obtain a multibillion -dollar revenue that it will direct to war. In Europe, the possibility of transporting gas from Azerbaijan through Ukraine was also actively discussed through Ukraine. However, experts doubt the realism of such a decision.

"There is no resource for European buyers in Azerbaijan. Without six billions of euros, which he should get for gas from EU countries. The time when it destroys Ukrainian energy and generally wages such a genocidal war, ”says Vladimir Omelchenko.

The so-called swap stations are possible when actually on paper goes to EU countries Azerbaijani gas, and in fact, at the point of entry into the Ukrainian GTS, Russian gas comes in words in his words, if we talk about European countries that seem to be unable to diversify natural gas supplies (to refuse Russian pipe gas, focus), it is a fake. "It is absolute fake. There is nothing like that. Everyone is able to diversify deliveries.

And contracts for gas supply from other sources are both in Austria, Slovakia and Hungary. First of all, Slovak and Hungarian, have close ties with the Russian Federation, maintain the Russian Federation, and they simply did not want to diversify gas supplies, "the expert said. According to Roman Nitsovich, gas from Azerbaijan is unlikely to go to Ukraine's gas transportation system. "There are no power between Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation. It is first.