Poland’s ‘solidarity’ push for EU energy resilience in face of Russian aggression

Economy The Guardian By Richard Partington in Gdansk, Poland 07 Oct 2026 04:00 1 min read
Poland’s ‘solidarity’ push for EU energy resilience in face of Russian aggression

In the second article in a series on the Polish economy, we look at how the country is forging closer ties with its neighbours Two miles off the coast of Gdańsk, the white steel piles of Poland’s first offshore gas terminal rise from the slate-grey Baltic. Installed at a height eight metres above the waves, the floating cranes and construction vessels here are on the frontline of Europe’s push for energy security. Since the taps were turned off on Russian gas after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of U

Since the taps were turned off on Russian gas after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine four years ago, Poland has turned to the global energy market for supplies. But while conditions are far from ideal as the Middle East war drives oil and gas prices to stratospheric levels, strengthening the diversity of the country’s energy mix remains a top priority for Poland, its Baltic neighbours, and the EU at large.

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