Oil has become a chess piece in Russian imperialism spy chief tells Sejm

"This is not the result of anti-Russian phobia, but knowledge I obtained while heading State Security Agency (UOP). I am afraid that Russian imperialism has been reconstructed," explained Siemiątkowski. He added that it was the intelligence that was in favor of merging Polish oil companies with serious partners in Central Europe, but this was countered by the strong moves of Russian companies. The former spy chief, at the Orlen Commission on Wednesday, told the deputies that Orlen's cooperation with J&S, "Calls the nation's energy security into question." J&S called a press conference on Wednesday and announced it would withdraw from Poland if the negative atmosphere around it persists. (Gazeta Wyobrcza, p. 1; Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A3) M.M.