“On the morning of January 1, Ukraine stopped the transit of Russian gas. The gas transport system operates in the mode without transit.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
On the morning of January 1, Ukraine stopped the transit of Russian gas. The gas transport system operates in the mode without transit. This was reported by the Operator of the GTS of Ukraine. “At 7:00 a.m. Kyiv time on January 1, 2025, the Agreement on interaction between the LLC “Operator GTS of Ukraine” and PJSC “Gazprom” for the physical connection points of the Russian Federation-Ukraine between the gas transportation systems of Ukraine and the Russian Federation from December 30, 2019 came into effect. , the transportation of natural gas from the entry point “Suzh” on the eastern border of Ukraine to the exit points on the western and southern borders has been stopped,” they said. in a Ukrainian company. Thus, the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine has stopped. The company added that international partners were informed about the termination of gas transit in the established manner. Advertising: “The operator of the Ukrainian GTS has prepared the infrastructure in advance for functioning in the mode of zero transit and reliable gas supply to Ukrainian consumers. The company’s staff is ready to work in new conditions,” – emphasized the general director of OGTSU Dmytro Lippa. In particular, OGTSU agreed to increase the guaranteed capacity to ensure the possibility of supplying gas both to Ukraine and through Ukraine to European consumers. The company also optimized its costs: it reduced its own gas consumption, optimized assets that are not involved in the operation of the GTS. Advertisement: We will remind: the termination of the transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine on December 31 will have little effect on the strengthened European gas market. The Government of Ukraine is not conducting official negotiations regarding the continuation of the transit of Russian gas after the termination of the current agreement. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev expressed confidence in the outcome of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to ensure continued supply of Russian gas through Ukraine to several European countries. Ukraine does not intend to extend the gas transit agreement with Russia, which expires at the end of 2024, and is ready to discuss the transit of gas from other suppliers through its GTS if requested by Europe.