Zelensky assures that the interruption of the flow of gas to Europe marks “one of Moscow’s greatest defeats”

MADRID Jan. 2 () –

The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, assured this Wednesday that the interruption of the flow of Russian gas to Europe through his country, which took place during the day when the transit agreements signed in 2020 expired, marks “one of the greatest defeats” of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“When Putin assumed the Presidency of Russia more than 25 years ago, the annual gas transit through Ukraine totaled more than 130 billion cubic meters. Today it is equal to zero. This is one of Moscow’s biggest defeats,” he said. expressed the Ukrainian president through his profile on the social network

Zelensky has argued that Moscow has “lost one of the most profitable and geographically accessible markets” due to “Russia’s militarization of energy and the resort to cynical blackmail by its partners.” “We must overcome the hysteria of some European politicians who prefer mafia schemes with Moscow to a transparent energy policy,” he declared.

Likewise, he has stated that he expects an increase in the supply of American gas to Europe, in line with the proposal of the American president-elect, Donald Trump. “Cooperation and maximum supply from partners will result in more comfortable prices on the market. The more gas is available on the market from Europe’s true partners, the sooner the last consequences of Europe’s dependence on Russia will be eliminated,” has concluded.

It is worth mentioning that the Slovak Prime Minister, Robert Fico, who warned hours before of the “drastic impact” of said interruption, offered Slovakia as the venue for a future peace negotiation between Ukraine and Russia during his visit to Moscow. In response, Zelensky defended the primacy of European Union rules over any “links” between the Kremlin and other powers.