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What happened around Ukraine's borders by 6 January 2025?
Summary
A look back at three regional developments in energy and border policy reported in the first days of 2025.
What did the opening days of the year look like for Ukraine's neighbourhood as of 6 January 2025? Three developments, reported between 1 and 3 January, set the backdrop.
Gas cut-off in Moldova
On 1 January 2025, Russia's Gazprom halted gas supplies both to Moldova and to the self-proclaimed Transnistrian Republic. As announced, the company alleged that payment obligations had not been met.
Schengen widens
Also on 1 January, Bulgaria and Romania finalised the process of joining the Schengen Area and lifted their land border controls.
Baltic cable case
On 3 January, a district court in Helsinki, Finland, denied a request to release the impounded oil tanker Eagle S. The vessel is suspected of damaging the Estlink 2 submarine power cable and of carrying sanctioned Russian oil.
Taken together, the reports from those days covered gas supplies, border rules and the handling of a seized tanker in the region.
