Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki referred to as his nation’s ban on imports of Russian gasoline, oil and coal essentially the most radical in Europe.
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Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki referred to as his nation’s ban on imports of Russian gasoline, oil and coal essentially the most radical in Europe.
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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says his nation will ban all imports of Russian gasoline, oil and coal by the tip of the 12 months.
Chatting with reporters outdoors gas storage warehouses close to Warsaw, Morawiecki referred to as the ban essentially the most radical in Europe. He stated different European nations “are usually not doing something in regards to the conflict” and proceed to make use of Russian sources.
“Whereas others in Europe checked out Russia as a enterprise associate,” he stated, “we noticed that Russia makes use of gasoline and oil as a approach to blackmail.”
Morawiecki singled out Germany, which is closely depending on Russian gas. He urged Germany and different EU nations to comply with Poland’s lead.
Poland plans to cease importing coal from Russia within the subsequent few weeks. It plans to chop off Russian oil and gasoline by December.
Poland has slowly labored for years to chop its reliance on Russian gas. The U.S., Qatar and Norway export liquified pure gasoline to a newly-expanded terminal in Swinoujscie in northwestern Poland. The brand new pipeline bringing gasoline from Norway is about to open on the finish of the 12 months. Morawiecki says Poland will even use extra renewable power.
Dawid Krawczyk contributed to this report.
This story initially appeared within the Morning Version stay weblog.
