**Hungary Seeks to Keep Russian Gas Flowing**
Ukraine’s gas transit agreement is ending soon. Hungary’s leader, Viktor Orban, has revealed talks with Russia and Ukraine to keep the gas flowing through Ukraine.
Orban made the announcement on December 21st. He said Hungary wants to restructure its ownership of the gas so that it’s not seen as Russian gas anymore when it enters Ukraine. This way, Hungary can keep using Ukrainian pipelines without violating the rules.
Hungary currently relies heavily on Russia for gas imports. In fact, they imported around 7.5 billion cubic meters of Russian gas this year through the Turkstream pipeline. They also produce some gas domestically and import more from Romania.
**Concerns in Neighboring Countries**
Other countries are worried about what might happen if Ukraine doesn’t let the gas transit through its territory. The Slovak Prime Minister, Robert Fico, said there could be a gas crisis. Ukraine has refused to renew its agreement with Russia’s Gazprom company and won’t transport Russian gas anymore.
Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, previously said that they wouldn’t extend the transit agreement or pretend that Russian gas is from Azerbaijan. He wants to keep Ukrainian pipelines free of Russian gas.
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