Ukraine will not extend the gas transit agreement with russia after its expiration in 2024.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced this on his Telegram channel after talks with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
"Ukraine will not continue the transit agreement with Russia after its expiration... Ukraine's strategic goal is to impose sanctions on the Russian gas molecule, to deprive the Kremlin of profits from the sale of hydrocarbons, which the aggressor uses to finance the war. We call on all European countries to completely abandon oil and gas from the Russian Federation," he emphasized.
Shmyhal noted that Ukraine understands the acute dependence of some countries, Slovakia in particular, on this resource, but expects a gradual diversification of their supplies.
He added that at the same time, Ukraine is ready to continue fulfilling its obligations under the Association Agreement with the European Union and the Energy Charter Treaty.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, Shmyhal previously announced that on Monday he and Slovak Prime Minister Fico would discuss Zelenskyy's peace plan, cooperation in infrastructure projects and energy security.
According to the media, Fico wants to convince Ukraine not to stop gas transit at the end of 2024, when Ukraine's transit agreement with Gazprom expires.
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