In the first seven months of 2024, russia increased the supply of gas for transit through the Ukrainian gas transport system to the European Union and Moldova by 10.5% year over year to 8.072 billion cubic meters.
The Ukrainian News Agency learned this from a representative of the Ukrainian GTS Operator company.
In July, Ukraine increased the transit of russian gas by 1.9% year over year to 1.32 billion cubic meters.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, in July, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy informed that Ukraine does not want to extend the contract with russia for the transit of gas to Europe; instead, alternative suppliers, in particular Azerbaijan, are being considered.
In 2023, Ukraine reduced the transit of russian gas by 28.5% year over year to 14.65 billion cubic meters.
In December 2019, the Naftogaz of Ukraine, Ukrainian GTS Operator, and russia's Gazprom companies signed an agreement on the transit of russian gas to Europe via the territory of Ukraine from 2020.
Ukraine and russia have agreed that, according to the new gas transit contract for five years, which can be extended after 2024, the volume of transit in 2020 will be 65 billion cubic meters of gas, and in 2021-2024 - 40 billion cubic meters each.
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