In the first hours of 2025, the transfer of natural gas from Russia to Europe through the territory of Ukraine was stopped. This stop happened due to the end of the transit agreement between the two countries and the inability of Moscow and Kiev to reach a new agreement in the current war.

Russian natural gas producer Gazprom has announced that it has set a new record for daily gas exports to China through its pipeline.

According to international media reports, the Austrian energy company OMV has announced that the Russian state-owned natural gas company Gazprom has stopped gas sales to OMV as of Saturday, November 16.