The President of Lithuania calls on other EU countries to stop buying gas from the aggressor state.
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have stopped importing Russian gas since April 1, said Uldis Baris, head of the Latvian gas operator Conexus Baltic Grid, reports Leta .
« If earlier There were some doubts about whether it was possible to trust supplies from Russia, but current events clearly show that there is no more trust, “said Boris.
Lithuania was the first among the Baltic and EU countries to renounce Russian gas. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda called on other EU countries to follow the example of the Baltic states.
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It will be recalled that on March 31, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on gas trade with “unfriendly” countries, according to which from April 1 payment for Russia's “blue” fuel “turns into rubles : buyers were forced to open ruble accounts in Russia's Gazprombank.