The Long, Successful Road to Energy Independence
Poland is by no means impervious to the gas crisis, and will to a certain extent be affected by gas shortages across the continent. Yet despite relics of the past and former interdependencies associated i.a. with its position as a transit country, Poland is much better prepared for the European Union’s fuel-related divorce with Russia than many other states.
We are more than ready for the Russian raw materials embargo, and can walk away from them starting today”. Poles have been hearing such assurances repeatedly from the prime minister, other ministers, and heads of the largest companies. Having joined forces with allied Baltic States on a European Union level, Warsaw has also been among the most avid advocates of such sanctions, which are unquestionably