The decision to defy the Russian ultimatum for payment of gas quantities in rubles took the Finnish government according to the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat. The Finnish newspaper quotes Minister of European Affairs and Property Management Tahiti Tupurainen as saying.
“We have made a decision in the government’s economic policy committee that Finland will not agree to pay in rubles. The decision has been taken since the beginning of April “, he states.
According to Tupurainen, the decision of the Finnish government is based on the position of the European Commission that payments in rubles should not be used because it is a breach of contract.
“These are Russia’s attempts to divide and impose itself in Europe,” she said.
“We do not agree “With the payment in rubles, it can be considered as blackmail of Russia and as part of Russia’s geopolitical efforts,” he noted.
Gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria from neighboring European countries announced earlier Wednesday Commission President Ursula von der Leyenreacting to Moscow’s decision to suspend gas sales to Warsaw and Sofia.
The case of Bulgaria also concerns Greece, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to announce in essence the aid to the neighboring country, before convening an extraordinary meeting in Maximos. Greece is and will remain energy safe, the Prime Minister assured.
The Prime Minister of Poland accused Moscow of “immediate attack”, Mateusz Morawiecki after the cessation of Russian gas supply to the country. Her warning Russia that stops them gas supplies to Bulgariabecause her request to change the method of payment is not satisfied, it is serious violation of the current contract and is equivalent to blackmail, said today Bulgarian Prime Minister Kirill Petkov.
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