The Russian leader believes that there is currently no reasonable substitute for Russian gas for Europe.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that “unfriendly” countries have delayed payment for gas under the new scheme, which provides for payment in euros with subsequent conversion into rubles by Gazprombank account. On Thursday, April 14, RosSMI reported.
The “unfriendly countries” admitted that they could not do without Russia’s energy resources, including gas, supplies from the United States to Europe cost several times higher than the Russians, “he said. Putin.
He instructed to expedite the process of transition of the foreign exchange market to settlements in the national currency.
Recall that on March 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to transfer payments for gas in rubles. Prices and volumes on previously concluded contracts will not change, only the payment currency will change, the Kremlin said.
And the EU has said that an attempt to pay for gas in rubles is an escape from sanctions.
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Source: korrespondent
