Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Vitold Vashchikovsky stated about the plans of the republic to stop buying gas from Russia in 5 years, the same convinces other countries, RIA Novosti reports.. So he commented on the stubborn opposition of Warsaw to the construction of the international project "Nord Stream -2". "We want to complete the Russian contract in 2022. Moreover, we urge other states, for example Croatia, to build a gas terminal in the Adriatic that could provide that part of Europe with gas from other countries of the world, "the Foreign Minister said.. Vashchikovsky added that Warsaw adopted a technical cooperation program in this area with the US.

Earlier on Friday, November 17, it became known that the chairman of the European Council Donald Tusk urged the member states to take a decision as soon as possible on the extension of European legislation to the Nord Stream 2 project, reports The Financial Times..

Annually, the Republic of Poland consumes about 15 billion cubic meters of gas, of which 10 billion is purchased from Gazprom,. In 2015, the city of Swinoujscie launched a LNG terminal with a capacity of 5 billion cubic meters per year. In June 2016, Warsaw said that with the help of this terminal, as well as a gas pipeline that would connect Poland with the Norwegian shelf, the Poles would ensure independence from the supply of blue fuel from Russia.