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Poland has signed a key contract for the construction of the Baltic Pipe gas pipeline. Sponsored by the EU, the project has been hailed as a major step for Warsaw and even Europe towards cutting dependence on Russian gas imports.The project is set to deliver gas from Norway to the Danish and Polish markets, as well as further into Europe. On Monday, Poland’s state-owned gas grid operator Gaz-System signed a deal worth €280 million ($306 million) with Italian oil and gas engineering company Saipem to begin pipelaying works in the Baltic Sea.Also on rt.comRussia has ships to complete Nord Stream 2 pipeline without European helpPoland considers the future gas link, set to become operational in 2022, as a way to finally ditch Russian imports of blue fuel. Russia has long been the main supplier for the country, but the contract with Russian energy major Gazprom expires in 2022.According to the project’s website, the Baltic Pipe will “contribute to better diversification of gas supply sourc…