The Polish subsidiary of the largest private gas company in Russia, Novatek, declared force majeure and the inability to fulfill obligations under contracts for an indefinite period. This was reported on the company's website..

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As follows from the explanation, force majeure occurred as a result of the sanctions applied by the European Union against Russia and under which Novatek assets in Poland fell..

Recall that two weeks ago, a Russian company tried to resort to blackmail, the purpose of which was apparently an attempt to force the Polish authorities to return Novatek to the Polish market..

On the website of the Polish division of Novatek, a warning appeared that 500 railway cars loaded with liquefied gas owned by Novatek could explode in Poland.

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The company did not explain how these wagons with gas, which turned out to be unclaimed by consumers, ended up in Poland..

At the same time, Novatek demanded that these wagons with gas be delivered to cargo terminals so that there would be no explosion.. Where, obviously, the gas was supposed to go to Polish consumers.

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At the same time, the cargo terminals themselves, as follows from Novatek’s message, were also in danger and needed the support of the company’s specialists..

" This applies, in particular, to ensuring security at two terminals for transshipment of liquefied gas of the company. They are high-risk facilities due to accumulated gas, and as a result, risks arise, including due to lack of access to electricity,"

However, as can be understood from the force majeure report, the Polish authorities did not respond to these warnings about the explosion of wagons, and did not give permission to Novatek to continue operations in the country..