Russian gas supplies to Poland are resumed, despite previous statements by Russia.
Yamal gas supplies to Poland increased on April 27 after falling to zero on the same day. This is evidenced by data from the network of European Union gas transmission operators on Wednesday, April 27, according to Reuters. “Russian gas supplies to Poland are resumed,” the statement said./p>
In particular, the physical gas flows through the Yamal-Europe pipeline from Belarus to Poland on April 27 were at 3,449,688 kWh.
It will be recalled that on April 26, the Polish gas supply company PGNiG announced that Russia would stop exporting gas to Poland and Bulgaria. Despite the current agreements, Russia has warned that it will suspend cooperation with these buyer countries from April 27 , due to the refusal to pay for gas in rubles.
Commenting on the gas cut-off, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said it was a direct attack, but “Warsaw will cope.” According to him, Poland has been preparing for such developments since 2006-2007. It was then that the country decided to start construction of a gas terminal in ноwinoujście.
pay for gas in rubles. This lie was instantly exposed and refuted in Austria itself . The country will not pay Russia in rubles.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen later said that the EU considers it blackmail . But Brussels was ready for such a scenario and is planning a coordinated response.
The response from Russia was also not long in coming. And in the afternoon of April 27, Russian President Dmitry Peskov's spokesman said that Russia could cut off gas supplies to even more EU countries if they refused to pay for it in rubles.
< p style = "text-align: justify;"> Also, April 27 Gazprom has spread “inside” about allegedly 10 gas buyers in Europe who agreed to pay in rubles. However, none of the buyers were named.
It is significant that this is not the first time the Kremlin has disseminated a similar narrative, but flatly refuses to name who seems to have agreed.
” Such information is unlikely to be published, “Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by Russia's RBC news agency on April 18.
Surprisingly, as for Hungary, which has reportedly expressed a willingness to support Russia and pay for gas in rubles, none of this is a secret, either in Hungary itself or in Russia.
Instead, it is known that G7 countries and the European Union have stated that they will not pay for Russian gas in rubles, as it violates, first, the current and contracts. And second, it violates sanctions against Russia.
