She noted that, "obviously, we are talking about another politically motivated attempt to put pressure on the Russian gas exporter, which has reliably supplied natural gas to European consumers for many years."

“We are not at all surprised by the efforts of Warsaw using dubious methods, including the use of measures that clearly do not comply with the jurisdiction of the Polish authorities, to slow down the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline,” TASS quotes Zakharova. 

She stated that "behind the decision of the Office for the Protection of Competition and Consumers is the intention to please Washington, obviously, to implement the idea of ​​creating an alternative gas hub for the resale of American liquefied natural gas to Eastern Europe."

The Foreign Ministry spokesman added that Warsaw "completely ignores the principles of fair competition, the interests of European consumers, essentially undermining European energy and, incidentally, environmental security."

Earlier, the Polish Office for the Protection of Competition and Consumers (UOKiK) decided to fine Gazprom and five European companies cooperating with it for the construction of Nord Stream 2.

It was also reported that Gazprom fundamentally disagrees with the position of the Polish regulator and the decision on a fine of $ 7.6 billion, will appeal against it.