Posted on 01/01/2025 2:33:24 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The flow of natural gas from Russia to Europe was suspended Wednesday after Ukraine said it would not renew a deal allowing Russian gas to transit its territory, ending an energy supply route that dates back some 60 years.
In a statement posted to Telegram, Russian energy company Gazprom said it was no longer sending gas because of the expiration of the agreement Wednesday.
“Due to the repeated and explicit refusal of the Ukrainian side to extend these agreements, Gazprom was deprived of the technical and legal ability to supply gas for transit through the territory of Ukraine from January 1, 2025. Since 8:00 Moscow time, Russian gas has not been supplied for its transportation through the territory of Ukraine,” it said in the statement.
Despite a brutal Russian invasion that has killed tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians and laid waste to swaths of the country since 2022, Ukraine continued to allow Russian oil and gas to cross its territory to serve its European neighbors — generating revenue for Kyiv and Moscow and illustrating how hard it is for the bitter enemies to cut ties.
Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko confirmed in a statement Wednesday that Russian gas had ceased flowing through Ukraine.
“This is a historic event. Russia is losing its markets, it will suffer financial losses. Europe has already made the decision to abandon Russian gas,” he said Wednesday on Telegram.
European Union leaders insist they can cope without the gas transiting via Ukraine, saying that the bloc has worked steadily over the past three years to cut its dependence on Russian gas, slashing imports fourfold. According to the Brussels think tank Bruegel, 5 percent of Europe’s gas imports came through Ukraine, based on data from the first eight months of 2024.
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Zelensky’s term of office expired on May 20th last year. Why hasn’t he been halted?
“This is a historic event. Russia is losing its markets, it will suffer financial losses. Europe has already made the decision to abandon Russian gas,” he said Wednesday on Telegram.
Who will the Ukies steal natural gas from now?
I don't think I've ever seen a more thick-headed bunch than the Ukrainians. They've cornered the world market on Stupid.
Amazing that it lasted this long. Look for action to expand on the front.
Europe is about to freeze over.....
Look for more grift money to heat to Ukraine to help them figure out to turn the gas pipelines back on.
Related:
The Biden administration is attempting to implement last-minute restrictions on oil and gas drilling in the west just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
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Biden of course trying support Putin over USA.
But he will fail.
Europe will buy US gas.
Win win.
Just in time for Ukraine’s allies to face a frigid winter relying on windmills to stay warm and keep the lights on.
Slovakia will now stop supplying electricity to Ukraine in response. The Ukes are idiots and truly deserve everything they are now getting.
One of the few ways Ukraine generated any income.
Apparently US aid is covering the loss.
Meanwhile Russian gas flows to Turkey and China as
gas production rises.
The Biden administration is attempting to implement last-minute restrictions on oil and gas drilling in the west just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
The old Anti American Red-Green alliance is alive and well in Biden’s Marxist Democrat party and Putin’s regime in Russia.
“ The old Anti American Red-Green alliance is alive and well in Biden’s Marxist Democrat party and Putin’s regime in Russia.”
Yes. On another thread about this I used the watermelon term.
The smartest thing Ukraine could have done. Should have done from the start.
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