Deliveries of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine definitively ceased on Wednesday January 1, after the expiration of a contract signed between the two parties at the end of 2019. This involves “one of Moscow’s greatest defeats”welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on X, denouncing “cynical energy blackmail” from Moscow, despite the concern of several Eastern European countries. “When Putin took power in Russia more than 25 years ago, the annual volume of gas sent via Ukraine to Europe amounted to more than 130 billion m3. Today, gas transit Russian is zero”he greeted. Follow our live stream.
A new strike on kyiv. Two people were killed and seven others were injured in a Russian drone attack on Wednesday, according to Ukrainian emergency services on Telegram. Moscow launched a wave of 111 drones on Ukraine for New Year’s Day: 63 were shot down and 46 missed their targets due to electronic jamming measures, reports the Ukrainian army.
Volodymyr Zelensky presents his wishes. The Ukrainian president said Tuesday evening that Ukraine should fight in 2025 on the “battlefield” but also to the “negotiation table” to end nearly three years of Russian invasion.
The year 2024 has benefited Russia. The Russian army has advanced in Ukraine by nearly 4,000 km2 in 2024 in the face of struggling Ukrainians, seven times more than in 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognized a year “charnière”.
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