In May, Warsaw terminated its agreement with Russia, after refusing Moscow’s demand that it pay in rubles.
Russian supplier Gazprom GAZP.MM responded by cutting supplies and also said it would no longer be able to export gas through Poland after Moscow imposed sanctions on the company that owns the Polish section of the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline.
Novak also reiterated that Moscow is discussing additional gas supplies via Turkey following the creation of a distribution center there.
He also said that Moscow expects to have shipped 21 billion cubic meters (21 bcm) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe by 2022.
“This year we have been able to significantly increase the supply of LNG to Europe,” Novak said. “In the 11 months of 2022 they increased to 19.4 bcm, by the end of the year 21 bcm are expected.”