Ukraine has said it will not extend the transit agreement for Russian gas through its territory, set to expire on Dec. 31.

Hungary is in talks with Russia and Ukraine on keeping open gas shipments via Ukraine even though its Russian gas imports now come via the Turkstream pipeline, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday,

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that Budapest is in talks with Russia and Ukraine on keeping open gas shipments via Ukraine even though its Russian gas imports now come via the Turkstream pipeline.

Hungary is negotiating with Russia and Ukraine to maintain gas supplies even though Russian gas is now being imported through the TurkStream pipeline, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Saturday, 21 December.

Hungary is seeking a solution that would allow gas flows to Europe via Ukraine to continue once the current transit contract between Moscow and Kyiv expires, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that European leaders must acknowledge the need to change their strategy regarding Ukraine.

Even if Ukraine halts Russian gas supplies, we will continue to import it through the southern corridor with the assistance of Romania and Bulgaria, said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at a press conference on Saturday.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected a proposal for a Christmas cease-fire

Hungary is negotiating with Russia and Ukraine to maintain Russian gas supplies through our country, reports Reuters. This is despite the fact that gas imports from Russia are now carried out through the Turkish Stream pipeline.