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Ukraine is no longer allowing Russian gas to transit to Europe, although it will lose a significant part of its gross domestic product. However, President Volodymyr Zelensky points out that it is shameful to talk about money when Ukrainian people have been dying at the hands of the aggressor Russia for several years. Although the European Commission claims that the Community is fully prepared for this step and that it will be possible to supply gas of non-Russian origin to Central and Eastern Europe via alternative routes, the Slovak Prime Minister has made statements that this step will harm the European Union more than Russia. Moreover, he even threatened Ukraine and stated that Slovakia could cut off electricity supplies in return. What is happening? What does this step mean for Russia? Why was it only possible to do this now? The program features Mykolas Romeris University political scientist, LRT collaborator Alvydas Medalinskas, and Margarita Šešelgytė, head of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University. The program is hosted by Jonė Sąlygaitė.