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Turkiye quietly renews Russian gas deals despite Western pressure

Turkiye has extended two gas import contracts with Russia for one year, with a combined annual volume of 22 billion cubic meters, Reuters reported on Dec. 4.

4 December 2025, 01:20 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

Orban–Putin talks focused on energy projects

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban met Nov. 28 with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to discuss hydrocarbon supplies, Russia’s war against Ukraine, and construction at Hungary’s Paks NPP, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a Twitter post.

28 November 2025, 10:57 PM

Hungary’s Orban to travel to Moscow for chat with Putin—report

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban will travel to Moscow on Nov. 28 to meet with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Central European media outlet VSquare reported on Nov. 27, citing unnamed sources.

28 November 2025, 02:36 AM

U.S. delays Russia oil sanctions on Hungary for one year

The United States will delay sanctions on Hungary's imports of Russian oil and gas for at least another year, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalists after a G7 meeting in Canada on Nov. 12.

13 November 2025, 01:16 PM

Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect held in Italy ends hunger strike

Charged over alleged involvement in 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, Ukrainian citizen Serhii Kuznetsov has ended his hunger strike in an Italian prison where he is being held pending a decision on his extradition to Germany.

12 November 2025, 02:41 AM

EU settles on plan to phase out Russian gas by 2028

The European Council approved a plan to ban imports of Russian pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) by Jan. 1, 2028, the Council announced on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 08:35 PM

EU eyes full cutoff of Russian gas in phased 2027 plan

European Union energy ministers plan to endorse a unified stance on legislation banning all Russian gas supplies by the end of 2027, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 11:55 AM

Hungary’s foreign minister slams EU in Moscow as gas dispute deepens

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó traveled to Moscow once again to criticize the European Union’s energy policy, declaring on Oct. 15 that Hungary would suffer if it lost access to Russian energy supplies, Reuters reported on Oct. 15.

15 October 2025, 05:19 PM

Russia’s oil revenues slump 20% in September

Moscow’s revenues from oil exports fell 20% year-over-year in September to RUB483.5 billion ($5.9 billion), marking their lowest levels since 2020, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 11:48 PM

Kremlin falls short of expectations as Russia’s oil and gas revenues plunge

Russia’s federal budget revenue from oil and gas in September 2025 dropped by 24.5% compared to September 2024, totaling 582.5 billion rubles (about $5.9 billion), The Moscow Times reported on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 02:17 PM

Bulgaria to end Russian gas contracts in 2026, PM says

Bulgaria will terminate its remaining import and transit contracts for Russian natural gas in 2026 and completely phase out Russia-sourced gas from its energy market by 2028, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said on Sept. 24.

24 September 2025, 11:51 PM

Drone strike stops gas processing plant in Russia’s Astrakhan

A natural gas processing plant owned by Russia’s state monopoly Gazprom in Astrakhan Oblast suspended operations after a presumed Ukrainian drone strike on Sept. 22, Reuters reported on Sept. 23, citing three industry sources.

23 September 2025, 11:46 PM

Eight EU countries still import Russian gas

Eight European Union countries continue to buy Russian natural gas, European Commission spokeswoman Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said on Sept. 19, according to The Guardian.

19 September 2025, 09:42 PM

Russia boosts gas exports to Türkiye, surpassing EU volumes

Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom significantly ramped up its gas exports to Türkiye in the first seven months of 2025, outpacing volumes sent to the European Union, Russian news agency Interfax reported.

18 September 2025, 01:04 PM

Ukraine ready to supply Slovakia with oil and gas coming from anyone but Russia

Ukraine is eager to cooperate with Slovakia on various energy projects, including electricity imports and the transit of oil and natural gas via its pipelines, provided the fuel is not sourced from Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sept. 5.

5 September 2025, 08:31 PM

China to buy more Russian natural gas

Russia's state monopoly Gazprom and the China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) are negotiating to boost annual natural gas deliveries through the Power of Siberia pipeline by 6 billion cubic meters beginning in 2031, Reuters reported on Aug. 29.

30 August 2025, 01:33 AM

Germany’s Nord Stream probe concludes, six Ukrainians charged

German authorities have wrapped up their investigation into the 2022 Nord Stream natural gas pipeline explosions and issued arrest warrants for six Ukrainian nationals, German media reported on Aug. 27.

27 August 2025, 10:44 PM

Ukrainian drones strike Gazprom’s Ust-Luga complex

Ukrainian drones struck the Gazprom Ust-Luga gas processing complex in Russia on the morning of Aug. 24, according to OSINT analysts from the CyberBoroshno group.

24 August 2025, 10:50 AM

Ukrainian Nord Stream sabotage suspect refuses extradition to Germany

A Ukrainian man arrested on suspicion of coordinating the 2022 sabotage of Nord Stream natural gas pipelines refused extradition to Germany at a court hearing in Bologna on Aug. 22, Italian newspaper Corriere di Bologna reported.

22 August 2025, 11:51 PM

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