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Poland will take steps to end Russian oil imports by the end of 2022, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.

This comes after Germany issued an "early warning" today about the level of natural gas supplies and called on consumers to save energy amid the war in Ukraine.

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Poland has already greatly reduced its dependence on Russian oil, the Polish prime minister stressed.

Morawiecki told a news conference that Poland had launched the most radical plan among European countries to abandon Russian energy sources.

The prime minister said he hoped gas imports would be cut in May.

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Poland has also called on other European countries to reduce their dependence on Russian fuel imports.

Warsaw argues that the money from oil and gas exports feeds the Russian military machine and this must stop. 

Moravetsky asked the EC to impose a tax on all hydrocarbons imported from Russia in order to ensure "fair" trade. 

"I call on the EC to impose a tax on Russian hydrocarbons so that trade and economic rules in the European single market can function fairly," Moravetsky was quoted as saying by AFP. 

Poland has already taken steps to reduce its dependence on Russian gas, the AP recalls.

A liquefied natural gas terminal was built in виwinoujście and is currently being expanded to include supplies from Qatar, the United States, Norway and other exporters.

A new gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to import gas from Norway will be operational later this year.

Warsaw announced yesterday that it bans the import of Russian coal.

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Given the decision to block coal imports from Russia, financial sanctions will be imposed on all private companies importing Russian coal into Poland, government spokesman Peter Mueller said last night.

He added that his country could no longer wait for the European Union to adopt such a policy.

Although Poland produces much of its own coal, it also relies on imports.

Imports from Russia account for about 13 percent of all coal used annually in Poland, BTA notes.

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