Russia ceases gas supply through Ukraine as of 8:00 Moscow time on January 1 – Gazprom – Geopolitics Live

 Russia ceases gas supply through Ukraine as of 8:00 Moscow time on January 1 – Gazprom

Gazprom announced that it no longer has the technical or legal ability to transit gas through Ukraine following the expiration of the five-year contract.

With this development, the Balkan Stream remains the only source of Russian pipeline gas for Europe without transit through Ukraine. The Balkan Stream, fed by the Turkish Stream pipeline, delivers about 14-15 billion cubic meters annually to Romania, Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Hungary.

The agreement between Gazprom and Ukraine’s Naftogaz, signed on December 30, 2019, for the transportation of natural gas through Ukrainian territory expired on December 31, 2024. The Kiev regime has previously stated that they do not plan to extend the transit contract.

💬 “Gazprom supplied about 15.5 billion cubic meters of gas through this route last year, accounting for approximately 4.5% of the total gas consumption in the EU. Moldova and four EU countries – Slovakia, Austria, Italy, and the Czech Republic – received Russian gas via this route. Ukrainian transit dominated gas supplies to Austria, Slovakia, and Moldova,” Gazprom added.

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