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Ukraine to Halt Russian Gas, Oil Transits to EU From January 1, 2025, Official Says
Ukraine to Halt Russian Gas, Oil Transits to EU From January 1, 2025, Official Says
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine will stop the transit of Russian oil and gas to the EU countries starting from January 1, 2025, but is ready to transit Kazakh or... 31.08.2024, Sputnik Africa
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"Starting from January 1, 2025, the Druzhba oil pipeline, through which such countries as Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary received Russian oil, will stop operations. There was an EU resolution, under which they were supposed to find ways to diversify their oil supplies and stop transits via Ukraine. The same applies to gas," Podolyak told Ukrainian broadcaster Novyny Live. Ukraine could not unilaterally terminate the contracts that expire on January 1, 2025, "despite the current state of affairs," he added. Later in the day, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that the Ukrainian statement on terminating transit of Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline is controversial and refused to comment on it. In May 2022, Ukraine stopped accepting gas for transit through the Sokhranovka station, saying that it was under the control of Russian forces in the Lugansk People's Republic. As a result, the Sudzha station was the only one left for the transit of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine. Russian energy giant Gazprom supplied about 15 billion cubic meters a year through the pipeline last year, accounting for 4.5% of total EU consumption. Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, and Italy receive gas through the pipeline.
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Ukraine to Halt Russian Gas, Oil Transits to EU From January 1, 2025, Official Says
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine will stop the transit of Russian oil and gas to the EU countries starting from January 1, 2025, but is ready to transit Kazakh or Azerbaijani gas to Europe if needed, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said on Friday.
"Starting from January 1, 2025, the Druzhba oil pipeline, through which such countries as Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary received Russian oil, will stop operations. There was an EU resolution, under which they were supposed to find ways to diversify their oil supplies and stop transits via Ukraine. The same applies to gas," Podolyak told Ukrainian broadcaster Novyny Live.
Ukraine could not
unilaterally terminate the contracts that expire on January 1, 2025, "despite the current state of affairs," he added.
"If any European country considers it necessary to receive Kazakh or Azerbaijani gas, Ukraine is ready to transit it if there is appropriate logistics, legal basis and communication," Podolyak said.
Later in the day, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that the Ukrainian statement on terminating transit of
Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline is controversial and refused to comment on it.
"We have learned from the media about the statement of the Ukrainian presidential adviser, while the official signals are completely the opposite of it. Until now, through all the official channels, we have been receiving statements from Kiev that Ukraine fulfills its obligations under the agreements and ensures the oil transit to Hungary and Slovakia. We can only take into account these official signals, but we do not want to comment on the news coming from the media," the top Hungarian diplomat said.
In May 2022, Ukraine stopped accepting gas for transit through the Sokhranovka station, saying that it was under the control of Russian forces in the Lugansk People's Republic. As a result, the Sudzha station was the only one left for the transit of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine. Russian energy giant Gazprom supplied about 15 billion cubic meters a year through the pipeline last year, accounting for 4.5% of total EU consumption. Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, and Italy receive gas through the pipeline.
