Several buyers Russian gas agreed to change to payments in rubles, said today Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexander Novak.
“We are waiting for the decision (for a change in rubles) from other importers,” he added, with his comments being published in a periodical of his ministry. He did not disclose who the customers were who had already made the change.
The president Vladimir Putin said last month that buyers Russian gas from “unfriendly” countries will have to pay in rubles, a move rejected by European Union authorities under the EU sanctions regime against Moscow.
Putin has warned Europe that it risks reducing gas supplies unless it pays in Russian currency as it seeks retaliation for sanctions imposed by Moscow on what Moscow calls a “special military operation” in Ukraine.
In March, Putin suggested that energy buyers open accounts with Gazprombank, where payments in euros or dollars would be converted into rubles.
Armenia has made several payments for the supply of Russian gas in rubles, Economy Minister Vagan Kerobian said today in an interview with Russian media RBC.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Sizarto said on Monday that Hungary plans to pay for Russian gas in euros through Gazprombank.
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