Russian gas and oil transit through Ukraine to cease in 2025
Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, announced in an interview with the portal Nowyny.LIVE that Russian gas and oil transit through Ukraine via the Druzhba pipeline will cease starting in January 2025.
End of Russian raw material transit through Ukraine from 2025
Podolyak announced in an interview published late Thursday that, in addition to transit gas, the Druzhba pipeline will cease operations on January 1, 2025.
According to his information, countries such as Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary have used Russian oil transported through this pipeline. However, according to a European Union resolution, these countries must diversify their energy raw material supplies and stop transit through Ukraine.
This also applies to gas
This also applies to gas – reminded Podolyak, adding that although the contracted quantities of gas will be transported until the end of 2024, the transit will end on January 1, 2025. Podolyak also noted that if European customers need gas from Kazakhstan or Azerbaijan, Ukraine is ready to transport it through its territory.
According to Podolyak, Ukraine does not intend to extend the gas transit agreement with Russia, which expires at the end of 2024. However, it is open to discussions regarding gas transit from other suppliers through the Ukrainian transit system if Europe expresses such a need.
