Poland’s state energy company on Thursday said it would not pay for Russian gas in rubles, becoming the latest to reject Kremlin demands amid unprecedented
Highlights
- Poland’s state energy company on Thursday said it would not pay for Russian gas in rubles.
- The move is the latest to reject Kremlin demands amid unprecedented sanctions on Moscow over its war in Ukraine.
- President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Russia would only accept payments for gas deliveries to “unfriendly countries” after Moscow was hit by an avalanche of sanctions over the war.
- Poland’s current contract with Russian gas expires at the end of the year.
- Warsaw hopes to replace it with liquified liquified gas shipments at ports and gas from Norway via a Baltic Sea pipeline.
- The economy minister of Germany said the move was a breach of contract and that Berlin would discuss with European partners how to react.