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A Ukrainian worker operates valves in a gas storage point in Bil 'che-Volicko-Ugerske underground gas storage facilities in Strij, outside Lviv, Ukraine, May 21, 2014

Video. Moscow to end gas exports to Europe via Kyiv as transit deal expires

Updated: 01/01/2025 - 12:27 GMT+1

Russia begins scaling-down gas supply to Europe via Ukraine as a five-year pre-war deal expires on New Year’s Day.

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