According to Polish news outlet Onet, Russia has suspended all natural gas to the country.
The information was reportedly revealed by “government sources” and polish oil and gas companies.
Nieoficjalnie: Rosja wstrzymała dostawy gazu do Polski https://t.co/YGD4Ma7qrL via @OnetWiadomosci
— Węglarczyk 🇵🇱🇪🇺🇮🇱🇺🇸💙💛 (@bweglarczyk) April 26, 2022
European gas prices surged as much as 17% following the report, with the Polish gas authority saying it is preparing for potential cuts.
Russia has halted gas deliveries to Poland under the Yamal contract, Polish news website reports https://t.co/5QK2QViyD6
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) April 26, 2022
At the end of March, Vladimir Putin signed an order requiring “hostile countries” to pay for Russian gas in rubles from the State-owned energy company Gazprom.
The given deadline for the order was last Friday, after which point Russia would “turn off the tap” if their demands were not met.
However, most EU countries, including Poland, refused to comply.
Poland is one of the top EU buyers of Russian energy. The country receives 64% of its oil, 46% of its gas and 15% of its coal from Russia according to think-tank Forum Energii.
Two-thirds of Poland’s imported liquid petroleum gas came from Russia in 2020.
The move comes after Poland donated tanks to Ukraine to aid the war effort, though the exact number sent has not yet been revealed.
Poland has delivered tanks to Ukraine, says Polish PM https://t.co/UuBuA3SSOy pic.twitter.com/aRYlb2UsAA
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 25, 2022