Russia and Ukraine have not reached an agreement on the continuation of Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe, despite Azerbaijan's mediation efforts. Source: Reuters, citing a senior source in the Azerbaijani energy company SOCAR Details: The EU and Ukraine are said to have asked Azerbaijan to facilitate negotiations with Russia on a gas transit agreement,

Moscow and Kyiv have failed to agree on a deal brokered by Azerbaijan to continue Russian gas exports to Europe via Ukraine, a senior source at the Azeri energy company SOCAR told Reuters on Friday. The European Union and Ukraine had asked Azerbaijan to facilitate discussions with Russia about a gas transit deal that is set to expire at the end of this year.

Even if Ukraine cuts off Russian gas supplies, we will still import it via the southern corridor with the help of Romania and Bulgaria, said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at a press conference on Saturday.