Officials in Poland and Bulgaria state Russia is suspending shipment of natural gas to their nations beginning Wednesday
27 April 2022, 06: 37
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WARSAW, Poland — Polish and Bulgarian authorities stated Tuesday that Moscow is cutting off natural gas shipment to their nations due to their rejection to pay in Russian rubles, a need made by President Vladimir Putin after sanctions were imposed versus his country over the intrusion of Ukraine.
Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom notified the 2 EU and NATO member countries that gas products will be suspended beginning Wednesday, their federalgovernments stated.
The suspensions would be the veryfirst giventhat Putin’s statement last month that “unfriendly foreign purchasers” would have to negotiate with Gazprom in rubles rather of dollars and euros. Only Hungary has concurred to do so, with other nations turningdown the need as an inappropriate, one-sided breach of agreements and a offense of sanctions.
If shipment are halted to other nations as well, it might cause financial discomfort in Europe, driving natural gas costs up and potentially leading to allocating — however it would likewise offer a blow to Russia’s own economy.
Wednesday’s cutoffs will impact shipment of Russian gas to Poland through the Yamal-Europe pipeline, according to Polish state gas business PGNiG, and to Bulgaria bymeansof the TurkStream pipeline, that nation’s Energy Ministry aaid.
The Yamal-Europe line brings gas from Russia to Poland and Germany, through Belarus. Poland hasactually been getting some 9 billion cubic meters eachyear, satisfying some 45% of the nation’s requirement.
PGNiG stated it was thinkingabout legal action over Moscow’s payment need.
But Climate Minister Anna Moskwa stated Poland is ready to make