Kiev says it does not want to prolong the agreement on gas transit from Russia

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said during a telephone conversation with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo that Kiev was not going to prolong the gas transit agreement with Russia. Shmygal wrote about this on December 16 in his Telegram channel.

"If the European Commission officially addresses Ukraine regarding the transit of any gas other than Russian gas, we will certainly discuss it and are ready to implement the relevant agreements," Shmygal said in the message.

He specified that the agreement on gas transit between Russia and Ukraine ends on January 1, 2025. Shmygal added that it will not be extended.

The Prime Minister added that he discussed with Fitzo the development of cooperation in the electricity sector due to damage to the energy infrastructure.

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Earlier, on December 13, Robert Fitzo said that the country was negotiating the continuation of gas supplies through Ukrainian territories. According to him, Slovakia sees no reason to pay a large sum for gas for geopolitical reasons.

The day before, it became known that Moldova imposed a state of emergency (state of emergency) from December 16 due to the threat of a humanitarian crisis in connection with the possible cessation of Russian gas transit through Ukraine.

On 11 December, the Supreme Council of the unrecognized Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic (TMR) approved a decree of TMR President Vadym Krasnoselsky on the introduction of a state of economic emergency amid uncertainty over Russian gas supplies through Ukraine.

On December 6, Krasnoselsky said during a meeting with members of the DMR Security Council that a state of economic emergency was being introduced in Transnistria due to the current difficult situation in the energy sector. He noted that the full development of the country's economy, in particular, is hindered by external factors, such as military actions in Ukraine and instability in Moldova.

The day before, the Ziarul de Gardă newspaper reported that Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean demanded that Parliament declare a state of emergency in the energy sector. It will be effective from December 16 and will remain in force "until the problematic situation is overcome". In addition, Recean demanded the resignation of Energy Minister Victor Parlicov, as well as the head of the state-owned company Energocom, Victor Bynzar, and a member of the supervisory board of Moldovagaz, Sergei Tofilat.

In November, Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Serebryan said that a possible cessation of gas supplies to Transnistria by the Russian Federation after the stoppage of Russian gas transit through Ukraine would turn into a humanitarian catastrophe. According to him, such a situation should be avoided by any state. On 22 November, the Moldovan energy minister said that Transnistria might face energy difficulties from 1 January if Russia's Gazprom stops gas supplies.