US President Donald Trump and his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, have called the Russian gas pipeline to Germany a “threat” to European energy security.
According to a White House statement, the two leaders discussed the possibility of hindering the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 project, which aims to deliver more natural gas from Russia to the EU.
Earlier this month, Poland’s state-owned energy company PGNiG said it won’t extend the contract for gas supplies with Russian Gazprom after 2022. According to PGNiG head Peter Wozniak, Russian gas is overpriced. Under the agreement with Gazprom, Warsaw can annually receive 10.2 billion cubic meters of gas, which is delivered via the Yamal gas pipeline through Belarus.
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