Russia will cut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria
Moscow explained its decision to him that, Warsaw Russia gasrejected a request from March 31 to make payments in rubles
PGNiG of Poland gas the company said Russia to this country from April 27 gaswill stop the transport.
Moscow explained its decision to him that, Warsaw Russia rejected a request from March 31 to pay for gas in rubles.
Since then, the Russian government has included Poland in its list of “unfriendly countries.”
Interfax quoted a Gazprom spokesman as saying that, The suspension of gas supplies to Poland has not yet been officially announced, but it has been warned that, Payments must be made in Russian currency.
Russia accounted for 53% of PGNiG’s gas imports in the first quarter.
Poland is not worried
But Poland said that, Russia’s gas cuts will not affect the supply of consumers, as the country’s gas terminals are up to 80 percent full and snowThe warmer spring-summer season is coming soon.
There are other alternatives for Poland to buy gas. The country also receives liquefied natural gas. Liquefied gas accounted for 26 percent of Poland’s gas imports this year.
However, experts say that, If Russia suspends gas supplies to Poland for several weeks, the country will have to switch to austerity measures at the expense of some large consumers.
This is also reported that, Poland was already planning to completely abandon Russian gas in the long run and He said he would not sign a new contract with Gazprom.
In addition, a new pipeline from Norway will be launched in October.
The pipeline is expected to completely replace Russian gas when it reaches full capacity in 2022.
The Bulgarian government also said that, He received a notification from Gazprom that the gas supply will be cut off.
The Bulgarian gas company reports that, Russia’s new demand for payment already contradicts the terms of the existing contract.
Poland has announced sanctions
On April 26, Poland arrived in Ukraine from Moscow snowRussia in response to the aggression and 15 individuals from Belarus and It announced sanctions against 35 legal entities.
Among those included in the sanctions list is a businessman Oleq DeripaskaA partner of the Alpha group Mikhail FriedmanFounder of Safmar Mikhail QutseriyevThe largest shareholder in Akrona Vyacheslav KantorOwner of Severstal Alexey Mordashov and The head of Rosneft Choose Igor var.
They were banned from entering Poland.
Sanctions of Poland, as well as the founder of Kaspersky Lab Eugene Kasperskyni, founder of 1C Boris Nuraliyevi, head of FosAgro Timur Rashidovu and Owner of Renova Group Victor Vekselbergi targets.
The sanctions list also includes Gazprom’s Polish subsidiaries.