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Gas terminal near the Belarus border sold to Belarusians linked to Russian energy companies — Newsweek
The rail gas terminal in Plania Podlaskie Voivodeship, near the Suwalki border crossing at Svisloch — Semyonivka, changed ownership. The deal valued at 13,9 million zlotys before VAT was completed 25 August.
Mariusz Herszelski and Dominika Dlugosz spoke about the controversial sale in Newsweek podcast “In Connection with the Investigation.”
According to journalists, after information about the planned sale emerged, concerns arose about the security of the deal and possible ties of the new owner.
As Herszelski stated, the company WGT Group was founded and is led by Belarusians who, it is suspected, may be connected with Russian energy companies. 50% of the company's shares belong to the chairman of the board, Oleksiy Novitsky.
According to Newsweek, the Internal Security Agency of Poland (ABW) was notified in advance about the planned deal.
The podcast authors noted that ABW’s options in this situation were limited. The agency could have given a negative assessment of the deal or not recommended its conclusion, but it did not have the ability to block the sale on its own.
As a result, the terminal passed to WGT Group.
At the same time, Herszelski emphasized that the deal itself was lawful: a private company had the right to sell its assets to another private company.
Journalists also raised the question whether the Polish state should have given more attention to this operation given the nature of the facility and its location.
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