Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Polish fines on Gazprom harm European consumers
Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, October 8 (Reporter Wu Gang) Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova said on the 8th that it is regrettable that Poland imposed a fine on Gazprom (Gazprom) through the "Beixi-2" project. This is detrimental to the interests of European consumers.
Zakharova said at a press conference of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 8th that it is regrettable that Poland imposed a fine on Gazprom through the "Beixi-2" project. This move is another political pressure on Gazprom and the purpose behind it It is to help the United States export liquefied natural gas to Europe.
Zakharova said that this move completely ignored the market principle of fair competition, not only harming the interests of European consumers, but also undermining European energy security and ecological security.
According to Russian media reports, the Polish anti-monopoly agency fined Gazprom US$7.6 billion on the 7th for “lack of work permits for the construction of the Beixi-2 natural gas pipeline”.
Gazprom said that it will appeal to the Polish authorities.
The "Beixi-2" project aims to lay a natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea bottom, which can bypass Ukraine and transport Russian natural gas to Germany, and to other European countries through the German trunk pipeline.
US President Trump has announced sanctions on the construction and construction parties involved in the "North Stream-2" project.
Russia has repeatedly stated that the real purpose of US sanctions is to promote the export of US natural gas to Europe.