Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told Poland's parliament that he thinks the suspension was revenge for new sanctions against Russia that Warsaw imposed over the war in Ukraine.
The new sanctions, announced Tuesday, targeted 50 Russian oligarchs and companies, including Gazprom. Hours later, Poland said it had received notice that Gazprom was cutting off its gas supplies for failing to adhere to the demand to pay in Russian rubles. Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov called Gazprom's suspension of gas deliveries to his country “a gross violation of their contract” and “blackmail.”Russia's move raised wider concerns that other countries could be targeted next as Western countries increase their support for Ukraine amid a war now in its third month.
Greece is ramping up its liquefied natural gas storage capacity, and has contingency plans to switch several industry sectors from gas to diesel as an emergency energy source. It has also reversed a program to reduce domestic coal production over the next two years. Russian gas made up some 45% of Poland's overall gas usage until the cutoff. But Poland is far more reliant on coal to heat homes and fuel industry, with gas making up around 7% of the country's overall energy mix.
So what about Greece?...
try saying 'personperson', come in its 2022.
We will sanction you but don’t you dare sanction us? I think we should all get ready for Gold, Silver and Rubles to take over the Canadian currency? 🤔
So what? Throughout history, European counties have been doing way worse than blackmailing.
Russia is capeable of anything who can trust them?
Uuuh…. The Russians : Putin aren’t angels but what did these nations expect? They want to win a year and you’re in the way …duh
Then find alternate sources of energy. Those countries can’t be blackmailed if they don’t need oil and are self-sufficient energy-wise. Easy-peasy.
WTF they expected the majority supported Russian sanctions yet they cry for BlackRussianGold like really ya just can't suck and blow at the same time
Imagine talking the way they do (about Putin... evil, war criminal, monster) about someone in a position to be able to 'blackmail' you? 🤗 Politics YouAreHere
So if I don't fulfill the requirements of the company that is giving the service to me and stop paying it is blackmail now? Guess I'm off to the telecommunications and other services companies warning them that I won't pay now and if they cut the services it will be blackmail.
This US/NATO proxy war with Russia has backfired spectacularly. Witness the death of the petrodollar. With it, the US empire enters its final stages.
Oh! So it ok for the west to do it! But if someone else does it it’s wrong!