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War: EU in stalemate, they need rubles but can't get them with sanctions
  • German Vice Chancellor Habek said that G7 ministers will not pay Russia for gas in rubles

    According to Habek, the ministers of all G7 countries agreed that changing the payment currency would be a violation of contracts and demanded that their companies not pay in rubles.

    So, they want to switch off the gas. Let's try.

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  • The Italian Eni cannot pay for Russian gas in rubles, as it does not have such an opportunity, the head of the company, Claudio Descalzi, said at the Global Energy Forum, the broadcast is on the event's website.

    “The only big problem is gas. They asked us to pay for it in rubles. We will not be able to do this because we do not have rubles. And this is not provided for by the contract, which specifies payments in euros. You cannot change this unilaterally. There has to be an agreement for such a change,” Descalzi said.

  • Germany will not pay for gas in rubles, German firms agree with this - Robert Habek

    Also, the head of the Ministry of Economy of Germany said that the authorities launched an emergency plan in case of a cessation of gas supplies from Russia.

  • But Pope fully complied

    The Vatican Bank transferred 10 million euros to buy rubles from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation in payment for gas supplied by Russia, media report

    Everything was done according to the scheme established by the government of the Russian Federation.

  • Bulgaria does not intend to pay in rubles for the supply of Russian gas - the representative of the government of the country Lena Borislavova

  • Putin and Scholz agreed during a telephone conversation that experts from the two countries will additionally talk about paying for gas supplies in rubles - Kremlin

    In addition, the President of the Russian Federation informed Scholz that there would be no deterioration in the terms of gas contracts when switching to rubles. In fact, this means that preparations for the transition to settlements in our national currency have begun.