Ukraine terminated Russian natural gas transit through its territory on Jan. 1, ending a transit agreement that had been in place.
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Ukraine terminated Russian natural gas transit through its territory on Jan. 1
Kyiv has repeatedly warned that it would not extend the agreement when it expires at the end of 2024 because it did not want to finance Russia's war
Kyiv did not renew the transit contract that expired the last day of 2024
President Volodomyr Zelensky hailed the move as a crushing blow to Russia and its revenues
When Putin was given power in Russia more than 25 years ago, the annual gas pumping through Ukraine to Europe was 130+ billion cubic meters. Today, the transit of Russian gas is 0. This is one of Moscow’s biggest defeats
At 07:00 on January 1, 2025, the transportation of Russian natural gas through Ukraine was stopped in the interests of national security.
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