Russia and Ukraine have signed a five-year agreement safeguarding Russian gas transit to Europe via Ukraine, Kremlin-controlled gas giant Gazprom said in a statement on Tuesday.
The deal was sealed before the current agreement expires on December 31.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed in a post on social media that the deal had been signed.
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