Slovakia’s reaction to Kiev’s decision to stop the transfer of Russian gas to Europe

reported by Fico wrote on Facebook: Stopping gas transit through Ukraine will have difficult consequences for all of us in the European Union, but it will not harm Russia.

With the expiration of the validity of the agreement between Russia and Ukraine on the transfer of Moscow gas from Kiev to Europe, the Soviet-era pipelines that connect to Europe by passing through Ukraine ran out of gas today. Ukraine refused to renew this contract due to Russia’s attack on this country, which has now been almost three years.

The cut of Russia’s oldest gas pipeline to Europe has ended a decade of tense relations between Moscow and Kiev, which was ignited by Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. A year later, Ukraine stopped buying Russian gas.

German Galuchenko, Minister of Energy of Ukraine, announced in a statement: “We have stopped the transfer of Russian gas.” This is a historic event. Russia is losing its markets and will suffer financially. Europe has already decided to abandon Russian gas.