Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Monday that Kyiv will not renew its <a target=_blank href=

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico and Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal shake hands before their meeting, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Uzhhorod, Ukraine October 7, 2024. Press Service of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine will not extend its gas transit agreement with Russia after it expires at the end of 2024,

Ukraine will not extend the gas transit agreement with Russia after its expiration, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says. “Ukraine will not extend the transit agreement with Russia after its expiration.

"Ukraine's strategic goal is to impose sanctions on Russian gas, depriving the Kremlin of revenues from the sale of hydrocarbons, which the aggressor uses to finance the war," Shmyhal said. “We call on all European countries to completely give up Russian oil and gas.