At a time when democracies are looking for options to give up Russian gas because the Russian army has attacked Ukraine, Hungary is finding ways to circumvent all restrictions on gas supplies from the aggressor.
Russian gas supplies to Hungary continue “on schedule, without hindrance and under a long-term contract with Russia,” the foreign minister said. of Hungarian trade Peter Siarto quoted by Hungary Today . He commented that Russia had cut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria because of their refusal to pay the aggressor in rubles.
Bulgaria is one of the main transit countries for Russian gas. Hungary receives about 3.5 billion cubic meters of gas a year through Turkey, Bulgaria and Serbia, which is a significant part of the country's annual consumption.
According to Siarto, the transit of gas through Bulgaria to Serbia or Hungary is separate from the supply of gas to these countries (this is done by different companies).
In addition, Hungary has agreed to pay Russia for gas in rubles.
“We have found a solution when Hungary pays in euros to an account opened with Gazprombank, which then exchanges them for rubles and transfers them to Gazprom Export,” Siarto said.
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Because On April 27, Gazprom cut off gas supplies to Bulgargaz (Bulgaria) and PGNiG (Poland) due to non-payment in rubles, the price of gas at auctions in Europe jumped by 16% – above $ 1300/thousand cubic. м.
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