Warsaw  - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he aims to give priority to projects such as nuclear power stations and gas contracts in the wake of Moscow's recent cut-off of gas shipments.

"From my government's point of view, in times of energy instability, like the Russian-Ukraine crisis, our priority will be our citizens' energy security," Tusk said on Tuesday.

Tusk said Poland had fared well since the Kremlin cut off gas shipments to Ukraine last week, but said the future might be "less rosy."

He said up to two nuclear power stations should launch operations by 2020. Poland will also finalize gas contracts with partners in the Middle East in the next few days, he added,

Tusk said Poland also wants to "radically speed up" the investment process for a gas terminal in the northern city of Swinoujscie.(dpa)