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Armenia plans gas pipeline as Pashinyan signals eventual EU-Moscow choice

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced plans to build a transit gas pipeline through Armenia, Interfax reported on May 27.

28 May, 05:22 PM

EU to shut Moscow’s last land gas route by end of 2027

Bulgaria has backed the EU plan to end imports of Russian gas by the end of 2027, effectively shutting Moscow’s last pipeline route into the EU — which still supplies Hungary and Slovakia, Politico reported on Sept. 29.

30 September 2025, 02:10 PM

Moldova breaks free from Russia’s gas trap, pulls plug on emergency

Moldovan Prime Minister, Dorin Recean, announced that the 60-day state of emergency in the energy sector will not be extended beyond Feb. 14, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.

14 February 2025, 12:09 PM

EU considers gas price cap amid soaring costs

The European Commission is considering introducing a gas price cap in the European Union in response to record price hikes over the past two years, The Financial Times reported on Feb. 12.

12 February 2025, 03:19 PM

Moldova says Transnistria has an alternative to Ukrainian gas transit

Transnistria can receive Russian gas the same way Slovakia does, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

8 February 2025, 10:51 AM

Ukraine confirms work on transit of Azerbaijani gas to Europe

Kyiv is actively working on the possibility of transporting specifically Azerbaijani gas to Europe and Ukraine's role in its transit, not any substitution with gas from other sources, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said at a briefing on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 06:48 PM

Slovakia’s SPP moves to bypass Ukraine, sets up gas transit hub

Slovak company SPP is setting up a subsidiary in Ukraine and plans to obtain a Ukrainian license for gas transportation, allowing it to independently transit Russian gas, SPP CEO Vojtech Ferenc told the news outlet Dennik N on Feb. 6.

6 February 2025, 02:44 PM

Hungary ties EU Russia policy to Trump’s stance

The Hungarian government will only agree to further European Union sanctions against Russia after reaching an understanding on the issue with former U.S. President Donald Trump, Hungarian Minister for EU Affairs János Bóka told German outlet Welt am Sonntag on Jan. 31.

3 February 2025, 01:51 PM

Fico induced Slovakia’s energy crisis to benefit the Kremlin, journalist suggests

Prime Minister Robert Fico has engineered Slovakia’s energy crisis, in alignment with Russia’s foreign policy interests, Ukrainian journalist and political analyst Vitaly Portnikov said in an interview with Varosh on Jan. 30.

31 January 2025, 12:23 AM

EU weighs Russian gas revival in potential peace deal – FT

European officials are discussing the possibility of resuming Russian gas supplies to the bloc as part of a potential settlement to end the war against Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Jan. 30.

30 January 2025, 10:13 AM

Zelenskyy blasts Slovak PM over Russian gas alliance

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico for choosing Russia as his country's strategic gas supplier in a Jan. 28 Telegram post.

29 January 2025, 09:14 AM

Fico calls Zelenskyy an ‘enemy of Slovakia’

Slovak PM Robert Fico has once again escalated his rhetoric over the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine, referring to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “our enemy,” according to a report by Slovak newspaper Dennik N on Jan. 28.

28 January 2025, 11:51 PM

Transnistria’s gas crisis: Hungarian energy giant steps in to offer a lifeline

Hungary’s largest oil and gas company, MOL, plans to supply gas to Transnistria, Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean announced, according to IPN.

28 January 2025, 12:24 PM

Moldova steps in to supply gas to energy-strapped Transnistria

The Moldovan government will lend 3 million cubic meters of gas to the Transnistrian region, Prime Minister Dorin Recean announced, as reported by NewsMaker.md.

27 January 2025, 05:45 PM

Transnistrian leader snubs Zelenskyy’s energy proposal, deepening crisis

The leader of Moldova’s Transnistrian region, Vadim Krasnoselsky, has rejected Ukraine’s proposal to supply coal and send specialists to restore operations at the Moldavskaya GRES power plant in Transnistria.

27 January 2025, 03:44 PM

Turkey eyes EU gas hub role

Turkey is seeking to restart energy talks with the European Union (EU) in order to position itself as a major supplier of natural gas, Politico reported on Jan. 26.

27 January 2025, 02:48 PM

Orban slams EU’s Russian energy sanctions, demands concessions from Kyiv

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban criticized European Union (EU) leaders, calling them a "hypocritical political class" for imposing sanctions on Russian energy supplies, in his Jan. 23 post on X.

24 January 2025, 11:56 AM

Orban criticizes Ukraine for halting Russian gas transit, threatens retaliation

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban reiterated his dissatisfaction over Ukraine not renewing the natural gas transit contract with Russia’s Gazprom, during a visit to Slovakia on Jan. 21.

22 January 2025, 12:33 AM

Moldova slams Moscow for backdoor gas deals with Transnistria

Russia’s gas deliveries to the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldovan Republic violate international sanctions and are considered illegal, Moldova’s President Maia Sandu said, Russian Kommersant media outlet wrote on Jan. 10.

20 January 2025, 11:44 AM

Fico says he may meet with Zelenskyy in coming days

Slovak PM Robert Fico may meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the coming days to discuss Slovakia’s grievances related to Kyiv halting the transit of Russian natural gas, Fico said on Jan. 16.

16 January 2025, 08:44 PM

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