Ships from the USA and Qatar regularly arrive in Swinoujscie to unload gas.
(Photo: Bloomberg)
Berlin Hardly anyone has been as dependent on Russia for decades as the countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Countries such as the Czech Republic or Slovakia obtained almost all of their natural gas requirements from Russian sources. But the break came in 2009: Russia stopped supplying gas via Ukraine.
From that point at the latest, a rethinking began. The search for new sources continues to this day, intensified by the Russian attack on Ukraine. Lithuania, Poland and Croatia are already very successful and import liquefied natural gas (LNG) – but they are now dependent on neighboring countries that have no access to the sea.
Therefore, in the coming winter months, a secure supply will depend very much on how solidary the countries of Central and Eastern Europe will be with each other.
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