No details about the upcoming lawsuit have yet been reported in Poland, including the possible amount of compensation.
Poland’s largest oil company, PKN Orlen, will demand compensation from the Russian Federation for stopping oil supply to Poland via the Druzhba pipeline. This was reported by Reuters.
Therefore, according to the company’s CEO, Daniel Obaitek, his company is ready to sue the Russians, because after stopping the supply of “black gold”, the company suffered.
“The Russians stopped pumping oil into Poland, so now we will sue for losses and seek compensation,” said Daniel Obaitek.
At the same time, he did not specify the amount of possible compensation, saying that the company cannot discuss the details of their contracts.
Note that Poland is one of Ukraine’s allies, providing humanitarian and military assistance due to the large-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. Poland also ranked first among European countries where the Russian Federation stopped gas supplies in 2022, right after the start of a major war in Ukraine.
Russia cut off oil supply to Poland: what is known
Daniel Obaitek on the suspension of oil exports from Russia to Poland knowledgeable February 25, 2023. He said that about 10% of the oil imported by Poland comes from Russia, the supply will be changed with the help of other states.
“We are effectively providing the supply of raw materials. Russia has stopped the oil supply to Poland, which we are fully prepared for,” Obaitek said.
At the same time, Poland has repeatedly stated that it plans to completely abandon its imports of Russian oil, but it needs European sanctions to be able to terminate the only remaining contract with the Russian supplier.
And on February 26, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said when Poland will completely abandon Russian oil and oil products.
According to the information I received, exports will be 0 percent in February-March, so the figure is close to zero,” he said.
Meanwhile, Russia supplies large quantities of oil to the UAE. Arab countries in the Persian Gulf are dissatisfied with US pressure demanding that they isolate the Russian Federation and produce more oil and agree to cooperate with the aggressor country.
Moreover Focus He said that China is buying more and more Russian oil: deliveries have reached a record level in the past 3 years.
Source: Focus
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