The Biden administration noted Ukraine's determination.
John Kirby commented on the termination of Russian gas transit through Ukraine.
According to Ukrinform, the White House assessed this step as “one of Russia's most expensive defeats”, pointing out that the Kremlin will lose $6.5 billion in annual income from selling blue fuel to Europe.
25 years ago, the Biden administration recalled, Putin came to power when Europe was receiving 130 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia. “Now it's zero,” Kirby emphasized, noting “Ukraine's determination on this issue.”
At the same time, the United States is also “making efforts to ensure that Russia suffers losses” – through sanctions and increasing energy supplies to Europe, in particular liquefied gas, 50% of which EU countries receive from the United States.
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- President Volodymyr Zelensky also called the halt in Russian gas transit “one of Moscow's biggest defeats.”
