According to news from Reuters and TASS, on January 1 local time, Russian energy giant Gazprom stated that due to the expiration of the agreement for the transportation of Russian gas through Ukraine to Europe, gas supplies were interrupted at 8 a.m. local time. In 2019, under the mediation of the European Union, Russia and Ukraine signed a five-year agreement for cross-border transportation of natural gas. Recently, Ukraine has frequently expressed its intention to 'cut off gas' and 'not renew the contract', with the agreement set to expire on December 31, 2024, local time.