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Since January 1, the Ukrainian gas transportation system has been operating in t...

For national security: Ukraine stopped Russian gas transit

Since January 1, the Ukrainian gas transportation system has been operating in the mode of complete cessation of gas transit from Russia. On Wednesday, January 1, at 07:00, Ukraine suspended Russian gas transit through its territory, citing national security reasons. This was reported at the Ministry of Energy. Ukraine has informed international partners in a timely manner about this decision in due course. "We have stopped the transit of Russian gas, it is a historical event.

Russia loses markets, it will bear financial losses. Europe has already decided to abandon Russian gas. And the European initiative of the RePower EU envisages exactly what Ukraine has done today," - " The Minister of Energy Herman Galushchenko said. The Ministry of Energy noted that since January 1, the Ukrainian gas transportation system operates in the mode of complete cessation of gas transit from Russia.

The department noted that the GTS infrastructure was prepared in advance for work in zero transit conditions, and it was able to provide stable gas supply to Ukrainian consumers. We will remind, earlier Robert Fitzo stated that Ukraine stubbornly refuses to continue the transit of Russian "blue fuel" through its territory, so Slovakia expects a gas crisis.

The official Bratislava, who has a long -term contract with the Russian Gazprom ", estimated that the purchase of gas elsewhere would cost it 220 million more expensive in the form of transit costs. Politico wrote that Volodymyr Zelenskyy allegedly suggested Robert Fitzo to continue the transit of Russian gas to Slovakia in exchange for Ukraine's accession to NATO.