The European Union will not join the negotiations on the transit of Russian gas to Europe through the Ukrainian gas transmission system. This was stated by European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, according to Kommersant Ukrainian 
“The European Commission will not be involved in negotiations with Russia, as it did five years ago, when a trilateral gas transit agreement was agreed. On the contrary, according to our plan, we have to get rid of Russian gas by 2027. We are working intensively to provide countries with alternative supply routes and alternative suppliers, and at the same time to support Ukraine and its better integration into the EU energy market,”
– the official said.
These statements came shortly after the official’s visit to Baku, where she, among other things, worked out new ways to diversify gas supplies to the EU.
Europe and gas
As of early 2022, the EU was 40% dependent on Russian gas. In 2021, 65% of the gas purchased by Germany was Russian. In the third quarter of 2023, only 12% of the gas imported by the EU remains Russian.
The current contract for gas supplies to Europe through the Ukrainian gas transmission system expires in December 2024. Both sides have made it clear that they are not going to extend it.
At the same time, some EU countries remain dependent on Russian gas, such as Hungary, Slovakia, and Austria. These countries’ contracts with Gazprom provide for gas supplies through the Ukrainian gas transmission system. For example, Austria signed a contract for gas supplies until 2040.
After both Nord Stream and the Ukrainian GTS are shut down, Russia will be able to supply gas to Europe only through the Turkish Stream.