Ukraine stops transit of Russian gas to EU in end of era

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : But the end of the transit deal has already caused serious tensions with Slovakia, which is now the main entry point of Russian gas into the EU and earned transit fees from piping the gas on to Austria, Hungary and Italy.
46% : The EU has significantly reduced imports of gas from Russia since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but a number of eastern member states still depend largely on the supplies, making Russia about €5bn ($5.2bn; £4.2bn) a year.
45% : Moldova - which is not part of the EU - could be seriously affected by the end of the transit agreement.
41% : Russia has lost an important market, but its president, Vladimir Putin, says EU countries will suffer most.
39% : The EU has found alternative sources in liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar and the US, as well as piped gas from Norway, since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
36% : Robert Fico, Slovakia's prime minister, said on Wednesday that it would have "drastic" consequences for EU countries, but not on Russia, Reuters reported.

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