On January 1, 2025, Ukraine will block the transit of Russian gas. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shminal.
"On January 1, Ukraine will block the transit of Russian gas," Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal said, according to Ekonomicheskaya Pravda. — At 7.00 am the transit will be physically blocked."
The head of the Ukrainian government added that the resumption of supplies is possible only at the request of the European Commission and on condition that it will be non-Russian gas.
The day before, Vladimir Zelensky said in Brussels that he agreed to continue the transit of Russian gas if the money for it is in Russia will receive it only after the end of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told reporters that he was also denied the option of changing the owner of gas on the Russian-Ukrainian border so that gas from European companies would already flow through Ukraine.
The head of the Slovak government promised that he would work with the European Commission for another three to four days to achieve an extension of transit. At the same time, Robert Fico said, at Christmas he will think over Slovakia's retaliatory steps towards Ukraine. The local gas company SPP stated that switching to alternative fuel would cost it an additional 220 million euros.
Zelensky's statement has already led to gas prices in Europe rising by 6% to $ 475 per thousand cubic meters.