Russia's gas transit to Europe via Ukraine has stopped as planned, after a key transit agreement expired at midnight. The pipeline was one of the last routes delivering Russian gas to Europe, supplying Slovakia and also Hungary -- two countries that have maintained close ties with Russia, despite its invasion of Ukraine. Kyiv had made it clear it would not renew the deal amid the war in the interests of national security. 00:00 Ukraine halts Russian gas transit to Europe 02:57 Mircea Barbu, Journalist in Moldova 06:25 Suriya Jayanti, The Atlantic Council For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-2025/t-70794502 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 #Russia #Ukraine #RussianGas