Russian natural gas transit through Ukraine ended on January 1, 2025, when the 2019 transit agreement between Naftogaz and Gazprom expired without renewal.

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European Union Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen confirmed in October 2026 that the ban on Russian natural gas imports should be permanent regardless of potential peace agreements.

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff proposed restoring Russian natural gas sales to Europe via Ukrainian pipelines during visits to Moscow and Kyiv in September 2026.

Reopening Soviet-era gas pipelines through Ukraine would provide Kyiv with transit fees to support its economy during the war with Russia.

The Trump administration is considering restoring Russian natural gas exports through the Nord Stream pipeline system as part of a broader settlement to end the war in Ukraine.

Russian oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline resumed on April 23, 2026, after Ukraine repaired infrastructure near Brody damaged in a Russian strike.

European Union legislation requires member states to completely phase out all Russian natural gas purchases by the end of 2027.

The proposed United States plan routes Russian gas sales to Europe through a US intermediary to bypass European Union sanctions.

United States officials proposed depositing Russian proceeds from European gas sales into an escrow account in a third country to prevent funding for the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian gas transit historically carried approximately 15 billion cubic meters of Russian natural gas annually before operations stopped on January 1, 2025.

A White House official stated that agreements to resume Russian energy sales to Europe must be negotiated with the US International Development Finance Corporation and Treasury.

Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Hanzha stated that water supply and wastewater pumping stations in Dnipro were switched to backup generators during the October 30, 2026 blackout.

Ukraine's Energy Ministry reported nationwide power outages on November 1, 2026, including in Kyiv, following targeted Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on November 1, 2026, that Russia continues to target Ukraine's energy systems ahead of winter

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the Trump-Putin diesel agreement, arguing that allowing Russian petroleum sales provides revenue to fund Russia's military campaign against Ukraine.

Tankers carrying Russian diesel were sailing to the United States following the easing of U.S. sanctions on Russian energy exports

The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine's report submitted to the UN General Assembly concluded that Russian attacks on energy infrastructure were carried out pursuant to a state policy to deprive civilians of essential energy and cause suffering

Large-scale Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure reduced thermal power generation capacities by 70 percent in the most affected areas during the winter of 2025–2026

Russian attacks during the winter of 2025-2026 damaged Ukrainian power plants, heating facilities, substations, and gas infrastructure across nine regions, making repairs increasingly difficult and causing electric pump failures that disrupted water supplies

The B.C. Conservatives promised to double natural gas production in British Columbia by 2032 and more than triple it by 2035

Algerian state energy company Sonatrach is working with Niger and Nigeria on the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline to transport natural gas through Niger and Algeria to European markets