The transit of Russian gas through Ukraine did not continue due to the Ukrainian authorities. At the same time, Slovakia, which has stopped receiving Gazprom's fuel, passes gas to Ukraine from Europe. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico.
"I expect a confession from the opposition that gas has been flowing through a reverse pipe in the village of Voyany for several days. Ukraine. Gas, without which Ukraine would freeze… Suppliers are foreign companies. We still have the moral right to think about how to stop foreign supplies of about 7.5 million cubic meters of gas per day. These foreign supplies from Europe to Ukraine cause even more pressure on the price of gas," Robert Fico said.
Ukrainian blogger Anatoly Shariy believes that Zelensky was satisfied.
"And now Zelensky should lightly lick Fico's shoe," he wrote in a telegram channel.
Against the background of the stop of Ukrainian transit and cold weather with windless weather in the countries EU gas prices in Europe continue to rise. This week it crossed a new threshold — $ 620 per thousand cubic meters. This is the maximum for the last year and a half. The situation is also worsened by additional demand — the resumption of gas imports to Ukraine, the fullness of which storages fell below 10% a month and a half before the end of the heating season.
Naftogaz of Ukraine imports gas not only through Slovakia. Also, deliveries go through Hungary. According to ENTSOG, on February 10 and 11, total imports amount to about 17 million cubic meters per day.
Earlier, Vladimir Zelensky sharply refused Robert Fico to extend the transit of Russian gas in any form. In response, Slovakia and Hungary refused to support the extension of sanctions The EU is against Russia until the European Commission promised Budapest and Bratislava to hold talks with the Ukrainian side. It is known that Vladimir Zelensky allowed the transit of Azerbaijani gas, and the Slovak SPP, meanwhile, opened the Ukraine has a subsidiary company for the organization of transit.
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