Ukraine has halted the transit of Russian gas.

On the morning of January 1, Ukraine ceased the transit of Russian gas. The gas transportation system is operating in a non-transit mode. Kyiv has already informed its international partners about this.

This was reported by the Operator of Ukraine's GTS. The gas transit stopped at seven in the morning.

"At 7 a.m. Kyiv time on January 1, 2025, the Agreement on cooperation between LLC "Operator of the GTS of Ukraine" and PJSC "Gazprom" for the physical connection points between the gas transportation systems of Ukraine and the Russian Federation, dated December 30, 2019, expired. Consequently, the transportation of natural gas from the entry point 'Sudja' on Ukraine's eastern border to the exit points on the western and southern borders has been halted," the Ukrainian company stated.

Thus, the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine has come to an end. The company added that international partners were informed about the cessation of gas transit in the prescribed manner.

"We have stopped the transit of Russian gas; this is a historic event. Russia is losing markets and will incur financial losses. Europe has already decided to abandon Russian gas. The European initiative Repower EU encompasses exactly what Ukraine has accomplished today," stated Energy Minister Herman Haluschenko.

The Ukrainian gas transportation system is functioning in a complete cessation of gas transit from Russia. The Ministry of Energy emphasized that the GTS infrastructure was prepped to operate under zero transit conditions and is capable of ensuring stable gas supplies for Ukrainian consumers.

Transit of Russian Gas Through Ukraine

On December 31, 2024, the term of the five-year Russian-Ukrainian gas transit agreement expired. Slovak and Hungarian importers of Russian gas urged to maintain gas transit through Ukraine. The appeal made public on December 17 was supported by business organizations from Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Slovakia. According to their representatives, the termination of the agreement could "complicate gas supplies" and "lead to an increase in prices for 'blue fuel' for European consumers." Slovak Economy Minister Denisa Sakova mentioned that European countries and enterprises will again need transit through Ukraine of approximately 15 billion cubic meters of Russian gas in 2025.

On December 16, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico held talks with the Prime Minister of Ukraine, during which Denys Shmyhal once again confirmed Kyiv's long-known position: Ukraine will not extend the agreement with Russian 'Gazprom'. However, he stressed that if the European Commission officially appeals to Ukraine, "we will certainly discuss it and are ready to implement relevant agreements based on the principles of energy security for the entire EU as well as for each European nation."

On December 19, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine would not continue gas transit from Russia. According to him, this is "billions on blood."