Russia to halt gas supply to Poland, government told
Poland’s government has been told that the country’s gas supply from Russia will stop from Wednesday following Warsaw’s refusal to pay its supplier, Gazprom, in roubles.
The decision to stop supply at 8am CET had also followed Poland’s announcement earlier on Tuesday that it was imposing sanctions on 50 entities and individuals including Russia’s biggest gas company.
In a hastily arranged press conference, Polish ministers said they had sufficient supplies of gas to weather the interruption but accused Gazprom of a breach of contract.
Poland has been pushing the EU and other western allies to go further in punishing the Kremlin for its invasion of Ukraine.
PGNiG, Poland’s largest gas supplier, has said it would file a breach of contract lawsuit.
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