Russia reduced the daily gas transit through Ukraine by another 10%.

On January 4, the Russian Federation reduced the daily natural gas transit through the Ukrainian GTS to Europe by another 10%, to 38.4 million cubic meters per day. ExPro analysts calculated that this is the lowest level in the entire history of observations since 1991. Currently, Russia transports natural gas through Ukraine to Slovakia and Moldova. Transit to Moldova remains at about 6 million cubic meters per day. However, transit to Slovakia on January 4 decreased from 36.8 to 32.8 million cubic meters. In general, the volume of Russian gas transit is approximately one-third of the guaranteed 109.6 million cubic meters per day capacity booked by Gazprom. The long-term contract concluded for 2020-2024 on the terms of “send or pay” stipulates that Russia must pay for the entire reserved volume – in 2023, this amounts to 40 billion cubic meters.