“Payment in rubles is not acceptable, because the contracts refer to the euro as the settlement currency. The necessity of paying in rubles would be against the terms of the contract. We urge energy companies not to give in to Putin’s demands– German Energy Minister Robert Habeck said after the G7 meeting.
What does Russia say? The Kremlin confirmed its position This is not “charity” and Russia will not “provide raw materials to the West for free.”But final decisions will be made by the end of March. So everything will be clear until Thursday.
But as Robert Habeck said, And Western countries are ready for any scenario, including the suspension of supplies from Russia.
Remember that Vladimir Putin And he announced last Wednesday that measures will be implemented as soon as possible to transfer gas payments from the so-called anti-Russian countries.
It is also supposed to be in response to (under sanctions) the central banks of Western countries freezing foreign currency collected by Russia. Putin gave the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and the government a week to find a way for Russian gas importers to receive the necessary amount of rubles for payment.
