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FILE PHOTO: A gas worker walks between pipes in a compressor and distribution station of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline, some 30 km (19 miles) from the south western Russian city of Kursk January 4, 2006. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo
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Russian gas era in Europe ends as Ukraine stops transit

Russia has halted gas exports to Europe via Ukraine as the transit deal expired on January 1, 2025, ending a decade-long route.

Map of Europe showing operational LNG import terminals, pipelines and transmission networks (AFP)
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End of Russian gas via Ukraine sparks unease in eastern Europe

Ukraine has halted Russian gas transit to Europe, prompting Moldova's state of emergency and Slovakia's threats of retaliation.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Gazprom company is seen on the facade of a business centre in Saint Petersburg, Russia March 31, 2022. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER/File photo
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Europe’s Russian gas era comes to an end as Ukraine transit stops

Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine will cease on January 1, ending Moscow's dominance in the European gas market.

FILE PHOTO: Valves and pipes are seen at a gas compressor station in the village of Boyarka, outside Kiev, April 22, 2015. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo
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Ukraine transit operator says Russia has not nominated gas volumes for Jan. 1 so far

Ukraine's gas transit operator said Russia had not nominated any gas flows for Jan. 1 through the Ukrainian pipeline to Europe as of...

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Igora resort in the Leningrad region, Russia, December 26, 2024. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Putin says there is no time to sign new Ukraine gas transit deal this year

The current five-year gas transit deal between Russia and Ukraine expires in the end of the year.

FILE PHOTO: A model of the natural gas pipeline is placed on Russian Rouble banknote and a flag in this illustration taken, March 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Russia calls gas sales to Europe ‘complicated’ as deal with Ukraine nears end

Russia's gas transit through Ukraine faces uncertainty as Kyiv will not renew its deal, impacting Slovakia and others reliant on this supply.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico attends a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, November 21, 2024. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic
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Slovak PM Fico warns of gas crisis without Ukraine transit route

Ukraine has repeatedly said it would not continue a gas transit deal with Russia as the two countries are at war.

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Kremlin says any new G7 oil sanctions would backfire and it will adapt

G7 countries are exploring options to toughen the price cap on Russian oil.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is seen on a large diameter pipe at Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant owned by ChelPipe Group in Chelyabinsk, Russia February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
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US issues fresh sanctions related to Nord Stream 2 pipeline

The U.S. imposed new sanctions on Russian entities linked to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, targeting its operator and associated vessels.

FILE PHOTO: Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic looks on during a press conference in Belgrade, Serbia, November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Zorana Jevtic/File Photo
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US mulls sanctions against Serbian oil firm majority owned by Russians, president says

UK and EU sanctions would likely follow, affecting oil shipments through a pipeline from Croatia.

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