In his New Year's address, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that the halt of Russian gas transit through Ukraine would impact the European Union, not Russia. The company responsible for overseeing gas flow through Slovakia confirmed the suspension of raw material supplies.

Ukraine halts Russian gas supplies to European customers through its pipeline network, almost three years into Moscow’s all-out invasion.

Russia will no longer transport gas to Europe via Ukraine’s pipelines, further limiting its ability to raise capital