President Volodymyr Zelensky states that Ukraine will not engage in the continuation of Russian gas transit.
"We will not extend the transit of Russian gas; we will not allow extra billions to be earned on our blood. Any country in the world that can obtain something cheap from Russia will eventually become dependent on the Russian Federation, whether that happens tomorrow, in a month, or in a year. That is their policy. Therefore, we will not transit Russian gas," Zelensky said at a press conference in Brussels on Thursday.
Zelensky noted that in his conversation with the Prime Minister of Slovakia, he mentioned that if it is not Russian gas, but gas from another country, and there are no payments to the Russian Federation until the end of the war, Ukraine is open to considering such an option.
At the same time, Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine will not allow additional earnings for the Russian Federation.