Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Ukraine says it has stopped Russia from transporting natural gas through its territory as of early New Year's Day out of interest for its national security. Ukraine's Ministry of Energy announced that it stopped the transport of Russian gas at 7 a.m. local time. Advertisement "We stopped the transit of Russian gas, this is a historic event," energy minister Herman Galushchenko said in a statement. "Russia is losing markets, it will suffer financial losses. Europe has already