Ukraine has not imported gas from Russia for the fourth winter in a row, or 1,500 days. At the same time, the volume of Russian gas transited through the territory of Ukraine increased by 3% in 2019.

"As of January 1 (the fourth winter in a row), Ukraine has not imported gas for its needs from Russia for 1,496 days already. During this period, gas was supplied exclusively from the EU countries," reads the Ukrainian gas transmission system activity report for 2019.

At the same time, the volume of gas transited through the territory of Ukraine from the Russian Federation to European countries and Moldova in 2019 amounted to 89.6 billion cubic meters, up 3% or 2.8 billion cubic meters compared to the same period in 2018.

On December 30, Ukraine and the Russian Federation signed a five-year gas transit contract was with the possibility of extension for another ten years on the same terms. The minimum guaranteed volume of transited gas is 65 billion cubic meters for the first year and 40 billion cubic meters for the next four years.

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