Polish Prime Minister Mateusz MorawieckiWARSAW, Mar 24Hard times have come for the Polish economy, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said at a press conference on Thursday in Warsaw. ordinary citizens throughout Europe and also in Poland,» Morawiecki said. «We are putting a lot of pressure on Europe in terms of sanctions in the field of oil and gas. And we see what is being done in the oil and gas markets around the world. Prices are growing very strongly. This means that the wallets of Poles and other European citizens are losing weight,» he added. he.
«No help from the EU». Poland quarrels with Brussels over Ukrainian refugeesThe Polish prime minister noted that Russia and Ukraine are major food exporters. «Russia and Ukraine are very serious exporters of food products, grain, wheat to the Middle East, as well as to the markets of Europe,» he said, adding that this means that the situation is reflected in rising food prices. According to him, the pandemic and the situation in Ukraine «seriously affect our economy.» «We can honestly say that these are difficult times, and even more difficult ones may come,» Morawiecki concluded.»Tough times are ahead of us.» Anti-Russian sanctions froze EuropeansA number of Western countries have introduced new sanctions against the Russian Federation because of Ukraine. A number of companies announced their withdrawal from the Russian market and the closure of production facilities in the Russian Federation. As previously stated in the Kremlin, Western sanctions are very serious, Russia was preparing for them in advance, they require analysis and coordination of departments in order to develop response measures that meet the interests of the Russian Federation. Later, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and the sanctions dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people. Putin also said that the United States and the European Union had effectively defaulted on their obligations to Russia, freezing its foreign exchange reserves. He added that the current events draw a line under the global dominance of the West in both politics and economics. «with Russia
