Ukraine: Gazprom closes gas tap for Poland and Bulgaria over non-payment in rubles

The Russian energy giant Gazprom announced today that suspended gas deliveries in Bulgaria and Poland because these two countries did not pay in rubles.

THE Poland and the Bulgaria are the first two countries to cut off Russian gas supplies after Moscow invasion of Ukraine on February 24th.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on countries he describes as “unfriendly” to agree to a plan to open Gazprombank accounts. for payments for Russian gas, with the latter undertaking the conversion of foreign currency into rubles.

Poland, as reported by APE-MPE, has repeatedly stated that it will not pay for Russian gas in rubles and does not intend to extend its contract with Gazprom after its expiration at the end of the year.

«Payments for gas delivery after April 1 should be made in rubles using new payment information for which the parties have been informed in a timely manner, “Gazprom said today.

Source: News Beast

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