(Morning News) Russia will cut off the natural gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria from Wednesday (April 27), showing that Russia and Europe have a significant confrontation on energy supply and Ukrainian war on energy.
Bloomberg and Reuters comprehensively reported that the Russian Energy Giant Russia (Gazprom) in informed Poland and Bulgaria on Tuesday to stop natural gas supply from April 27.
This is the first time that Russia has invaded Ukraine on February 24th, the first time has responded to the sanctions of EU countries with cutting off natural gas.
The Polish Ministry of Climate issued a statement, emphasizing that Poland has sufficient energy supply. At present, it is not necessary to use natural gas reserve, nor will it reduce the natural gas provided to consumers.
Bulgaria, which is almost entirely dependent on Russia's imported natural gas, also issued a statement saying that the government has taken measures to find alternative energy supply.
At the same time, German regulatory agencies are monitoring Russia's natural gas delivery.The agency said: "We are paying close attention to the development of the situation, and Germany's supply security is currently guaranteed."
Russia is the largest oil supply country in Europe. In 2020, its supply accounts for 26%of the EU's total imports.
After the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine War, the number of Ukrainian refugees poured into Poland was the largest, while Warsaw sacrificed a series of sanctions on Russia. The sanctions include Russia's individuals and entities.Ukraine and some EU countries, including Poland and Lithuania, advocate embargoing for Russian oil and natural gas, but Germany and Hungary opposed it immediately.
