The transit of gas from the Russian Federation will be stopped, and the Druzhba oil pipeline will also cease operations on January 1, 2025, said an adviser to the head of Zelensky's office, writes DW. Ukraine will stop transiting Russian gas to Europe on January 1, 2025. This was confirmed on Friday, August 30, by Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the country's presidential office, in an interview with the Ukrainian portal Novyny.LIVE. "Moreover, let me remind you that in addition to gas, the Druzhba oil pipeline will also cease operations on January 1, 2025," Podolyak noted. Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary received oil via its southern branch. "According to the EU resolution, they must find ways to diversify oil supplies," he emphasized. Podolyak corrected his words about the transit of oil from the Russian Federation to Europe. Later, Podolyak refuted his own words about the cessation of oil transit from 2025. Ukraine will fulfill its obligations to transit Russian oil to Europe in full until the contracts expire, he told the We Are Ukraine TV channel. “Ukraine has fulfilled and will fulfill its contractual obligations in full until the expiration date of such contracts. This concerns our bilateral relations with European countries. And, by the way, the recent positive visit of Naftogaz CEO Chernyshev to Slovakia once again confirms this,” Podolyak said. As Ukrainian media recall, under the contract between Ukrainian Ukrtransnafta and Russian Transneft, Ukraine pumps Russian oil until 2029. Read RusDelfi wherever it is convenient for you. Follow us on Facebook, Telegram, Instagram or TikTok.
