New gas agreement makes Poland dependent on Russia

In an interview with the daily Polska Aleksander Gudzowaty, general director of the Polish gas trading company Bartimpex, gives vent to his annoyance about the gas delivery agreement between Poland and Russia and criticises Russia's negotiating tactics: "Moscow is pursuing a consistent strategy of making Poland dependent on it. It's only a matter of time before they start contesting our stake in EuRoPol Gaz [the leading Polish-Russian gas intermediary company]. The plans to diversify gas suppliers are just a media gag and our politicians are behaving like idiots. … [The Russians] are negotiating on all fronts simultaneously. Their specialists are talking to our experts, their ambassadors are courting our ambassadors, their politicians are agreeing on a standpoint with our politicians and their prime minister is putting our prime minister under pressure. This kind of offensive is meticulously planned and executed, leads to chaos, and you need to have the right skills to deal with it."

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