WARSAW, Poland—Russian natural gas deliveries to Poland have dropped by some 24 percent this week, Poland’s gas monopoly said Wednesday, though the reason remained unclear.
Spokesman Rafal Pazura told The Associated Press that the company, PGNiG, is asking Russian supplier Gazprom whether the drop is due to “technical or trade” issues. Gazprom told the AP that it was working on a statement.
The fall of deliveries arriving through Ukraine and Belarus comes at a time of conflict in Eastern Ukraine between Ukraine’s army and Moscow-backed rebels. Poland supports the Ukraine authorities.
Other countries that receive Russian gas through Ukraine, including Slovakia and Romania, …read more
Source: The Epoch Times
