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Slovakia threatens to cut electricity supplies if Ukraine ends Russian gas transit

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced on Dec. 27 that his government will evaluate potential reciprocal measures against Ukraine, including halting electricity supplies, if Ukraine stops the transit of Russian gas to Slovakia after January 1. “After Jan. 1, we will assess the situation and the possibilities of reciprocal measures against Ukraine,” Fico said in […]

Ukraine

December 27, 2024

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Transnistria rejects offer to buy gas from Europe, expects Russia to resume supplies

The Russian-occupied Transnistria region of Moldova has rejected Chisinau's offer to help the region purchase gas via European platforms, Vadim Cheban, head of the state energy company Moldovagaz, said on Jan. 3. Transnistria instead expects Russia's Gazprom will resume deliveries of natural gas, Cheban told the news outlet IPN. Russia's state-controlled energy giant Gazprom halted […]

Ukraine

January 3, 2025

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Ukrnafta acquires 51% share in Shell's gas station network in Ukraine

Ukrnafta, a state-owned oil and gas extraction company that is a subsidiary of Naftogaz, has bought a 51% stake in Shell's gas station network in Ukraine, the press service of Naftogaz reported on Nov. 19. Ukrnafta will now hold a majority stake in a network of 118 operational gas stations. Shell, one of Ukraine’s top […]

Ukraine

November 19, 2024

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Far-right Slovak delegation flies to Moscow for talks on Russian gas supplies

A group of far-right Slovak MPs departed for Moscow on Jan. 12 to hold talks with Russian government officials on the continuation of Russian gas supplies and other issues, the Slovak news agency TASR reported. The visit comes weeks after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on […]

Ukraine

January 12, 2025

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Russia officially halts gas supplies to Moldova's Transnistria

Editor's note: This article has been updated to include the Moldovan Prime Minister's comments. The Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom announced on Dec. 28 that it is ending gas supplies to the Russian-occupied region of Transnistria in Moldova, effective Jan. 1, 2025. While a deal to allow Russian gas to flow to Moldova and other […]

Ukraine

December 28, 2024

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Moldova faces 'security crisis' after Russian gas shut-off, PM Recean says

Russia's decision to cut off gas supplies to Moldova has thrown the country into a "security crisis," Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean said on Jan. 3. The Russian state energy company Gazprom halted gas deliveries to Moldova on Jan. 1, triggering an energy emergency in the Russian-occupied breakaway region of Transnistria. The region now risks […]

Ukraine

January 3, 2025

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Gazprom plans for end of gas transit via Ukraine after 2024, Reuters reports

Gazprom, Russia’s state-controlled gas company, is planning for a scenario in which no natural gas will flow to Europe through Ukraine after Dec. 31, 2024, a source familiar with the plans told Reuters. Kyiv has indicated it will not extend the transit deal, ending over 50 years of gas flows from Siberia to central Europe […]

Ukraine

November 26, 2024

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Fico refused Kyiv's offers to help with gas supplies, Zelensky says

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico refused Ukraine's offers of assistance following the discontinuation of Russian gas flows via Ukrainian territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 12. Zelensky's comments come shortly after Fico lambasted Ukraine as an unreliable partner and accused Zelensky of "begging and blackmailing" European leaders. "We offered our assistance to the people […]

Ukraine

January 12, 2025

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Ukraine quadruples domestic gas transit fees as Russian gas pipeline deal expires

Ukraine will increase gas transit tariffs for its domestic customers fourfold starting Jan. 1 when a deal to transport Russian gas through Ukrainian pipes expires, the National Energy Regulatory Commission said during a meeting on Dec. 30. Russia has been paying Ukraine transport fees to carry its gas through underground Ukrainian pipelines as part of […]

Ukraine

December 30, 2024

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Serbia makes deal with Gazprom for extra 400 million cubic meters of gas this winter

Serbia has signed an agreement with Russia for additional gas supplies this winter despite efforts to diversify, Serbian media Danas reported on Oct. 10. Dusan Bajatovic, CEO of the Serbian state-owned company Srbijagas, came to an agreement with Alexey Miller, CEO of Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom, and expects Russian gas supplies to reach 400 […]

Ukraine

October 12, 2024

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Rolling blackouts begin in Russian-occupied Transnistria amid gas shortages, local authorities say

Authorities in Russian-occupied Transnistria began rolling blackouts on Jan. 3 after Russia’s suspension of gas exports caused emergency power outages, the so-called economic development ministry announced. Russia’s state-controlled energy giant Gazprom halted gas deliveries to Moldova on Jan. 1, citing alleged unpaid debts by Moldovagaz. Moldovan officials dispute the claim, noting an international audit failed […]

Ukraine

January 3, 2025

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Turkey in talks with US over sanctions exemption for Russian natural gas payments

Turkey is in talks with the United States in an effort to receive a sanctions waiver to further continue payments for Russian natural gas imports, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Nov. 25. The United States introduced new sanctions on Nov. 21, targeting dozens of Russian banks, including Gazprombank, securities registrars, and financial officials. […]

Ukraine

November 26, 2024

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