Poland refused to pay for Russian gas in rubles and terminated the agreement with Russia on the supply of this energy resource ahead of schedule, Piotr Naimsky, a representative of the Polish government in the field of strategic energy infrastructure, said on the air of Polish Radio..

Poland planned to abandon Russian gas at the end of 2022, when the contract with Gazprom expires, but already on May 13 the country refused to pay for the energy resource in rubles, which means the termination of the contract.

Polish state-owned gas company PGNiG is now nearly 80% full of storage, with gas demand declining as warmer weather sets in.. Poland also has alternative sources of supply, such as the liquefied natural gas terminal in Swinoust.

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