Ukraine says it halted transit of Russian gas through its territory as contract expires

KYIV – Ukraine says that the transit of Russian natural gas through its territory had been halted as of 7 a.m. local time, citing “national security.”

The statement by Kyiv’s energy ministry comes amid the expiration of a five-year contract between Gazprom and Ukraine’s Naftogaz.

“We stopped the transit of Russian gas. This is a historic event,” it quotes energy minister German Galushchenko as saying.

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