The tip of Russian fuel transit to Europe via Ukraine is “one in all Moscow's largest defeats”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated right now, denouncing Moscow's “cynical power blackmail” regardless of the priority of many Jap European international locations.
Kiev and Moscow confirmed in separate statements that Russian fuel deliveries to Europe by way of Ukraine have been completely halted this morning, following the expiration of a five-year contract signed in late 2019 between the 2 events.
“When (Vladimir) Putin got here to energy in Russia greater than 25 years in the past, the annual quantity of fuel transported via Ukraine to Europe was over 130 billion cubic meters. Right this moment, Russian fuel transit is at zero, which is one in all Moscow's largest defeats,” Zelensky stated in a social media put up.
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