Ukraine will block Russian gas supplies via its territory in several days, effectively halting its transit to Slovakia, Moldova and, to some extent, Hungary.
Kyiv said it would not renew an agreement on Russian gas transit expiring on December 31 as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky insisted last week Kyiv would not let Moscow “earn additional billions on our blood”.
– Strong dependence –
Russian gas accounted for less than 10 percent of the European Union’s gas imports in 2023.
In 2021, a year before the invasion started, it made up over 40 percent.
But eastern European EU members still depend largely on Russian gas for geographical and political reasons.
EU and NATO members Hungary and Slovakia have maintained close ties with the Kremlin despite the invasion.
Russia has been delivering gas to Europe by…
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