On New Year's Day, the transfer of Russian gas through Ukraine has ended after Kyiv had refused to extend a long-running contract due to Russia's war against the country.
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00:00This is what it looks like on paper. Lots of zeros on today's spreadsheets, as Russia has not nominated any gas flows through Ukrainian pipelines to Europe.
00:10And this is what it looks like out in the field. The pressure gauge stands at zero. No gas flowing here.
00:16It's not a surprise development, though. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky last made his position clear in recent EU talks.
00:25We will not continue the transit of Russian gas. We will not give them the opportunity to earn additional billions on our blood.
00:37Any country in the world that could receive something cheap from Russia in the end, tomorrow, in a month, in a year, will become dependent on the Russian Federation.
00:49This is their policy. That's why we won't transit Russian gas anymore.
00:58The Ukrainian army currently controls the Russian town of Sucha, the entry to the pipeline. This message was sent early on New Year's Day.
01:09Greetings from the city of Sucha. The news is the following. The town is controlled by the armed forces of Ukraine. The town is calm.
01:20All buildings are intact. The strategic gas prompt facility in the city of Sucha is under the control of the 99th Mechanized Battalion of the 61st Brigade.
01:32Wishing everyone a peaceful sky.
01:36Turning off the spigot presents a tidal change for all involved. Ukraine is giving up some 800 million dollars a year in fees from Russia, while Gazprom will lose close to 5 billion dollars in gas sales to Europe.
01:52As for Europe, most EU countries haven't bought Russian gas since the war began.
01:57Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Austria continue to receive Russian gas via the TurkStream pipeline on the bed of the Black Sea.
02:05The halting of supplies via Ukraine is, however, a major blow to Moldova.
02:10The country says it can't replace Russian deliveries through Ukraine and will have to reduce its gas use by at least a third.
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