“Poland’s victory, in this case, reduces the likelihood of a serious gas crisis in Ukraine,

“Poland’s victory, in this case, reduces the likelihood of a serious gas crisis in Ukraine, which could also impact other countries in the region, including Poland,” Poland’s Energy Minister Krzysztof Tchorzewski said after the decision was made public Tuesday. Maciej Wozniak, the deputy CEO of PGNiG, Poland’s state-controlled energy company, said: “Thanks to forbidding Gazprom from monopolizing the OPAL gas pipeline, the Russian side will not be able to fully halt gas transits to Europe via Ukraine, at least in the coming months.”