Europe's ability to cope with the end of Russian gas exports was clearly foreseeable for everyone – except, apparently, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, says international security expert Stefan Wolff. BIRMINGHAM: On Dec 31, 2024, the last contract that the Russian energy giant Gazprom had for the overland supply of natural gas to Europe came to an end . This was the result of Ukraine refusing to renew the transit contract that had been in place since 2019 and contributed around US$5