Kyiv says Russian gas transit through Ukraine stopped 'in interests of national security'
The Hindu
Ukraine halts Russian gas transit citing national security, marking historic event amid contract expiration.
Ukraine said on Wednesday (January 1, 2025) that the transit of Russian natural gas through its territory had been halted as of 7 a.m. local time (0500 GMT), citing "national security".
The statement by Kyiv's Energy Ministry comes amid the expiration of a five-year contract between Gazprom and Ukraine's Naftogaz.
"We stopped the transit of Russian gas. This is a historic event," it quoted energy minister German Galushchenko as saying.
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