٠٠:٠٢:٥٨Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called on the German government not to start Nord Stream 2 operations during a press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal in Kiev on Tuesday, stating, "Nord Stream 2 is a powerful threat to peace throughout Europe.”
“We jointly appeal to the Germans not to launch this gas pipeline, because by launching it, Russia's opportunities for blackmail and warfare are increased," Morawiecki said, adding that the pipeline would 'load a gun for Putin' to 'blackmail the whole of Europe.'
The Polish leader also said Warsaw was 'ready to hand over' arms and munitions to Ukraine amid growing tensions with Russia, including shells, artillery ammunition, GROM anti-aircraft missile sets, light mortars, reconnaissance drones and other defensive weapons.
Shmyhal in turn thanked Poland for its partnership, especially during the pandemic, adding the two countries were 'closely cooperating in the face of the ongoing Russian aggression.'
Completed in late 2021, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has become a central point of interest amid Europe's energy crisis and growing tensions along the Russia-Ukraine border. Currently, Russia sends an estimated 230m cubic metres of gas to Europe every day, of which around a third travels through Ukraine. However, when the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is made fully operational, it will be capable of sending 55 billion cubic metres of gas to Germany each year.
Nord Stream 2 must receive regulatory approval from Germany and the EU, something the US and several European countries including Poland and Ukraine have shown resistance to.
In December 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was ready to start exports the minute operations had been signed off on, adding that the undersea gas pipeline would help to calm the surge in European gas prices.
Ukraine: 'Nord Stream 2 is a powerful threat to peace throughout Europe'- Polish PM Morawiecki
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called on the German government not to start Nord Stream 2 operations during a press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal in Kiev on Tuesday, stating, "Nord Stream 2 is a powerful threat to peace throughout Europe.”
“We jointly appeal to the Germans not to launch this gas pipeline, because by launching it, Russia's opportunities for blackmail and warfare are increased," Morawiecki said, adding that the pipeline would 'load a gun for Putin' to 'blackmail the whole of Europe.'
The Polish leader also said Warsaw was 'ready to hand over' arms and munitions to Ukraine amid growing tensions with Russia, including shells, artillery ammunition, GROM anti-aircraft missile sets, light mortars, reconnaissance drones and other defensive weapons.
Shmyhal in turn thanked Poland for its partnership, especially during the pandemic, adding the two countries were 'closely cooperating in the face of the ongoing Russian aggression.'
Completed in late 2021, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has become a central point of interest amid Europe's energy crisis and growing tensions along the Russia-Ukraine border. Currently, Russia sends an estimated 230m cubic metres of gas to Europe every day, of which around a third travels through Ukraine. However, when the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is made fully operational, it will be capable of sending 55 billion cubic metres of gas to Germany each year.
Nord Stream 2 must receive regulatory approval from Germany and the EU, something the US and several European countries including Poland and Ukraine have shown resistance to.
In December 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was ready to start exports the minute operations had been signed off on, adding that the undersea gas pipeline would help to calm the surge in European gas prices.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called on the German government not to start Nord Stream 2 operations during a press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal in Kiev on Tuesday, stating, "Nord Stream 2 is a powerful threat to peace throughout Europe.”
“We jointly appeal to the Germans not to launch this gas pipeline, because by launching it, Russia's opportunities for blackmail and warfare are increased," Morawiecki said, adding that the pipeline would 'load a gun for Putin' to 'blackmail the whole of Europe.'
The Polish leader also said Warsaw was 'ready to hand over' arms and munitions to Ukraine amid growing tensions with Russia, including shells, artillery ammunition, GROM anti-aircraft missile sets, light mortars, reconnaissance drones and other defensive weapons.
Shmyhal in turn thanked Poland for its partnership, especially during the pandemic, adding the two countries were 'closely cooperating in the face of the ongoing Russian aggression.'
Completed in late 2021, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has become a central point of interest amid Europe's energy crisis and growing tensions along the Russia-Ukraine border. Currently, Russia sends an estimated 230m cubic metres of gas to Europe every day, of which around a third travels through Ukraine. However, when the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is made fully operational, it will be capable of sending 55 billion cubic metres of gas to Germany each year.
Nord Stream 2 must receive regulatory approval from Germany and the EU, something the US and several European countries including Poland and Ukraine have shown resistance to.
In December 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was ready to start exports the minute operations had been signed off on, adding that the undersea gas pipeline would help to calm the surge in European gas prices.