Ukraine interrupted the flow of Russian gas by shutting down key pipelines that run through areas of Ukraine occupied by Russian troops.
“Ukraine no longer bears responsibility for the transmission of Russian gas through Ukrainian territories under Russian military occupation,” Ukraine’s state gas company Naftogaz said on Tuesday.
Ukraine halted the flow of gas through a border entry point in the east of the country that accounts for about a third of Russian gas exports to Europe that go through Ukrainian territory. Gas prices in Europe jumped on Wednesday morning after the announcement, but prices stabilized later in the day as the gas started flowing through alternative pipelines.
The incident highlights the fact that despite the war, Russian gas is still flowing through Ukrainian pipelines, and Ukraine is pocketing millions each month in transportation fees from Gazprom, Russia’s state-owned gas company.
Ukraine makes billions each year from transporting gas for Gazprom, a profit that will be reduced if the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline is ever complete. Nord Stream 2 would connect Russia and Germany, but the project was suspended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz right before Russia invaded Ukraine.
Europe is still incredibly reliant on Russian energy, although the EU is trying to push through a phased ban on Russian oil that is facing opposition from Hungary. While it still makes profits from transiting Russian gas, Ukraine has been urging the EU to wean itself off Russian energy entirely.
What an ally! If it’s not sky high CokeLensky demanding more weapons to sell off and US tax money to him and the oligarchs making up the black hole of the ukraine, or spitting and insulting Germany, its this.
“Helping” the EU cut off their dependence on cheap Russian gas and helping US deindustrialize Germany, albeit at the cost of the transit fees without which the ukraine wouldn’t survive but hey, they’ll probably get that from the Americans or so they were told, until the US throws them away like a used condom.
Eggsactly, the whole thing ‘s good old US neocon war-porn, … sado-voyeurism, … massively morbid and very profitable.
“US tax money to him and the oligarchs making up the black hole of the ukraine, or spitting and insulting Germany, its this.”
Zionist operation. That is all
Kill Europe’s economy for 40 Billion? …Okay, but you drive a hard bargain.
Ukrainians got a lot of cash from US and UK. They need no gas transit money. One billion more or one billion less, doesn’t matter. What concerns Germany and other EU countries which depend upon Russian gas – they got what they deserved. All of them very much enthusiastically supported “Revolution of Dignity” (or, may be, it was just a fascist coup) in Kiev 8 years ago.
It all depends how cold the next winter gets.
Another word, we shut off the gas now and later our Nazis militia will destroy the pipelines and blame it on Russia….!
Fuck Joe Biden and especially obama!