The gas cuts do not immediately put the two countries in any dire trouble. Also, Russian gas deliveries to both Poland and Bulgaria were expected to end later this year anyway. Russia claimed its missiles hit a batch of weapons that the U.S. and European nations had delivered to Ukraine. While Poland gets around 45% of its gas from Russia, it relies overwhelmingly on coal and said it was well prepared for the cutoff. “The move that Russia did today is basically a move where Russia hurts itself,“ von der Leyen said.

Source: The Star April 28, 2022 13:01 UTC