A victory hailed as “one of Moscow’s biggest defeats” by Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, was not won on the battlefield.
This week Ukraine closed off the last route allowing Russia to sell gas to Europe through its territory.
With the expiry of a deal to use the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhhorod pipeline for transit, Vladimir Putin’s war machine was dealt a blow that will cost billions of euros per year.
But it also creates fresh supply headaches for a handful of European countries that remain dependent on the Kremlin, pushing up gas prices across the whole Continent – including in Britain.
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This week Ukraine closed off the last route allowing Russia to sell gas to Europe through its territory.
With the expiry of a deal to use the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhhorod pipeline for transit, Vladimir Putin’s war machine was dealt a blow that will cost billions of euros per year.
But it also creates fresh supply headaches for a handful of European countries that remain dependent on the Kremlin, pushing up gas prices across the whole Continent – including in Britain.
More
‘We’re in the end game’: Why Kyiv’s blow to Russian gas threatens to divide Europe
A victory hailed as “one of Moscow’s biggest defeats” by Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, was not won on the battlefield.
