Poland President Andrzej Duda signs law to levy embargo on Russian coal: Reports

Amidst relentless war between Russia and Ukraine, Poland President Andrzej Duda on Friday signed a law imposing an embargo on Russian coal, NEXTA reported. law reportedly allows for freezing of assets of anyone who supports Russian military aggression. tably, earlier on April 13, Duda alleged that Russia's actions in Ukraine are t a war but "actual terrorism and banditry." He also called for furr sanctions against Russia in order to keep it out of world community.

On April 13, Duda made this statement during a joint briefing with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Estonia Alar Karis, President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, and President of Latvia Egils Levits in Kyiv. Duda claimed he observed two sides of conflict in Ukraine: military clashes between two armies and Russian troops bombarding civilian establishments. "I told President Zelensky and or Presidents: this is t war, but terrorism. If someone sends planes and soldiers to bomb houses, and kill civilians, it is t a war. It is cruelty, banditry, and terrorism," Duda was quoted as saying by Ukrinform. 

rd Stream 2 gas pipeline with Russia should be 'dismantled': Polish President Duda

Last week, Polish President also stated that rd Stream 2 gas pipeline with Russia should t only be halted but also "dismantled." He went on to say that Europe's energy reliance on Moscow is harmful. He furr remarked that Russia's gas supply is a mopoly on European market which is "absolutely deadly" for continent. In a coordinated move with European Union, Germany has shut 1,200-kilometre-long pipeline that runs beneath Baltic Sea near Russian coast of St Petersburg. $11 billion (Rs 1100 crores) project was finished in September 2021, with Gazprom, Russian state-owned energy giant, funding half of costs. 

Russia to redirect coal supplies to alternative markets

It is pertinent to mention here that  Kremlin stated last week that Moscow will redirect coal supplies to alternative markets after European Union rejected shipments. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov asserted that coal shipments will be diverted to different markets as Europe refused to consume it. tably, European Union members approved  fifth set of sanctions against Russia on April 7. 

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