Russian gas transit

Lithuania extends gas transit deal with Russia despite sanctions

Russia’s Gazprom and Lithuania’s gas transmission system operator Amber Grid have signed a five-year contract for the transit of Russian gas through Lithuania to Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast, Interfax-Russia wrote on Dec. 29.

30 December 2025, 11:17 AM

EU agrees to phase out Russian gas imports by 2027

European Union ambassadors have approved a plan to gradually halt imports of Russian gas by the fall of 2027, a representative of Denmark’s EU presidency said, Sky News reported on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 03:48 PM

Moscow rushes to save its only remaining gas pipeline corridor to Europe

Russian state gas monopoly Gazprom is “in contact” with Turkish officials about extending contracts for the supply of Russian gas to Turkiye, Interfax-Russia wrote on Dec. 1.

2 December 2025, 12:39 PM

Bulgaria pledges to continue Russian gas transit, Hungary claims

Bulgaria has pledged to remain a reliable partner for Budapest in the transit of Russian gas, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó claimed on Sept. 25, amid media reports that Sofia might halt transit in 2026.

26 September 2025, 01:01 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

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

Fico proposes new meeting plan with Zelenskyy amid tensions over Russian gas transit

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico proposed a new date and location to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, announcing it on Facebook on Jan. 17.

18 January 2025, 09:48 AM

Ukraine will not resume Russian gas transit to improve relations with Slovakia – FM Sybiha

Ukraine will not resume Russian gas transit to Slovakia, even to improve relations with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in an interview with European Pravda on Jan. 15.

15 January 2025, 07:15 PM

Kremlin’s secret plan: Druzhba pipeline shutdown was in the works years before Ukraine war

Russia began discussing plans to shut down the Druzhba pipeline system as early as Jan. 2007, oil and gas analyst Mikhail Krutikhin said in an interview with the Russian opposition outlet Novaya Gazeta on Jan. 10.

13 January 2025, 02:36 PM

Kremlin’s gas gamble: Transnistria left in crisis

Transnistria faces a severe crisis after Ukraine halted Russian gas transit, oil and gas analyst Mikhail Krutikhin told Novaya Gazeta in an interview on Jan. 10.

13 January 2025, 10:06 AM

Gas transit cut hits Russia’s costly missile strike capabilities

Each massive missile attack on Ukraine's power grid costs Russia between $1-2 billion, Serhiy Makohon, the former head of Ukraine's GTS operator, said in an interview with Radio NV on Jan. 10.

10 January 2025, 03:12 PM

Slovak Hlas slams gas transit halt, threatens Ukraine's EU future

The Slovak political party Hlas, founded by President Peter Pellegrini, called Ukraine's decision to stop the Russian gas transit a ‘breach of trust’ and threatened to block Ukraine's European integration in a statement released on Jan. 7.

9 January 2025, 12:38 PM

Hungary’s Szijjártó: Ukraine’s EU bid at risk if Russian gas stops

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has threatened to block Ukraine’s accession to the European Union if it halts the transit of Russian gas through its territory.

9 January 2025, 10:43 AM

Ukraine cuts Russian gas flow

Ukraine stopped the transit of Russian gas through its territory at 7:00 a.m. EET on Jan. 1, the Energy Ministry reported on Facebook.

1 January 2025, 09:42 AM

Putin’s plan to create Orbán and Fico clones: What went wrong

The gas trade sanctions currently in place in Europe were imposed by Russia itself in 2022.

26 December 2024, 07:45 PM

Putin's meeting with Fico aims to undermine Western support for Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin used his meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to advance Russia's campaign to undermine Western support for Ukraine, according to the Dec. 23 report of the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

24 December 2024, 11:37 AM

Putin and Fico discuss gas transit and international agenda in Kremlin meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in the Kremlin on Dec. 22, Russian propaganda news agency TASS reports. The meeting focused on gas transit and international agenda.

23 December 2024, 12:51 PM

US to impose new sanctions on Russia, targeting energy revenues

The United States will soon impose new sanctions on Russia and its energy resources, aiming to cut off revenues used to fund military actions, Deputy Secretary of State Geoffrey Pyatt told Voice of America on Dec. 17.

18 December 2024, 10:55 AM

U.S. backs end of Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe

The United States is optimistic about the end of the Russian gas transit contract through Ukraine and sees it as a powerful step toward reducing Europe's dependence on Russian energy resources, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt told Voice of America on Dec. 17.

18 December 2024, 09:38 AM

Russia's long-standing partner OMV drops Gazprom after supply failures

Austrian company OMV Gas Marketing & Trading GmbH has terminated its gas supply contract with Russian Gazprom Export, originally signed in 2006 and set to last until 2040, Interfax-Ukraine news agency wrote on Dec. 11.

12 December 2024, 11:15 AM

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