Russia-Belarus oil dispute halts Poland's oil deliveries

The Polish Economy Ministry announced there was no reason to panic, but it was surprised with the lack of any explanation from Russia or Belarus. Over 95% of oil delivered to Polish refineries comes through the Przyjazn pipeline, which runs via Belarus and Poland to Germany. The management of Orlen and Lotos announced that oil production is uninterrupted and that the current situation was not a reason to increase the price of fuels, while national oil reserves would last for 80 days. The European Commission is not planning to mediate in the conflict between Russia and Belarus. "This is a bilateral issue. We only demand guarantees of supplies to the EU," said Ferran Taradellas Espunyi, spokesman of the Commission. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, B1) M.M.