Poland to ‘de-Russify’ economy

Poland will take steps to sever economic ties with Moscow, the prime minister said on Friday, in a process of  "de-Russification" in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Memories of decades of Soviet domination following World War Two run deep in the European Union's largest eastern member, and the war in Ukraine has added urgency to a process of minimising dependence on Russia that was already under way.

"We will deal with the de-Russification of the Polish and European economy," Mateusz Morawiecki told a news conference.  "We call for the suspension of activities on the Russian market."