Ukrainian Ministry of Energy confirmed on Wednesday in a statement that the transit of Russian gas through the Ukrainian territory has been suspended.
The ministry noted that this was done in order to uphold the national security interests, adding that Kiev's international partners have already been informed about the decision.
"We stopped the transit of Russian gas, this is a historic event. Russia is losing markets, it will suffer financial losses. Europe has already decided to abandon Russian gas," Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko commented.