Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki calls for tougher measures against Russia before a meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Morawiecki calls Russia excluded from the Payment system Swift and an end for both Baltic Sea gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2.
“I came to Berlin to appeal to Germany’s conscience so that it finally decides on really tough sanctions that influence the Kremlin’s decisions,” says Morawiecki. All possible sanctions should be on the table. “We need to shut down Nord Stream 1 and 2, we need to reduce dependency on raw materials, shut Russian financial institutions off capital markets, confiscate assets from oligarchs, cut off Russia’s access to Swift.” Nord Stream 1 has been a key strand for the gas supply in Germany. Germany has put the commissioning of Nord Stream 2 on hold.