Finland has already received a warning.
May 21 is the deadline set by Russia to respond to their demand to pay for gas in rubles. This was reported by Helsingin Sanomat with reference to the Government and companies of Finland.
It is noted that Finland is preparing to stop supplying natural gas to Russia. The reason is Russia's demand to pay for supplies in rubles.
Finland also suggests that at the same time Russia may cut off many EU countries from its gas
“Gazprom has stated that agreeing to new payment requirements is a condition for continuing uninterrupted gas supplies,” the statement said.
It will be recalled that after the EU imposed sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow, represented by Putin, demanded that payments be made in rubles from April 1 . Commenting on the possible refusal of the EU to pay for gas supplies in rubles, the Kremlin said: “No payment – no gas.”
Russia supplies gas through pipelines to 23 European countries. Of these, Putin was going to demand payment for gas in rubles only from “unfriendly countries”.
Interestingly, as of April 27, the only country that dared to declare its readiness to pay Russia in rubles was a very friendly Hungary. , and even then under the “tricky” scheme, when payment will still be made in euros , but then “Gazprombank” will change the euro into rubles, and this will be counted as payment in rubles.
Earlier the same scheme was described by Putin in telephone conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The Russian dictator has said that European companies will be able to pay for Russian gas in dollars or euros. Like, the money will be transferred to Gazprombank, which is not under sanctions, and later will be transferred in rubles to Russia. The irony of the situation was that Scholz did not understand the intricacies of this scheme, and asked for a written explanation to better understand the proposal .
On April 27, the media also launched a fake about Austria's alleged willingness to pay for gas in rubles. This lie was immediately exposed and refuted in Austria itself.
It is also known that G7 countries > and of the European Union stated that they will not pay for Russian gas in rubles, as this violates, first, existing contracts. And secondly, it violates sanctions against Russia.
April 27, after Bulgaria and Poland refused to comply with Russia's demand to pay for gas in rubles , and demonstratively cut off their supply of natural gas . At the same time, the Bulgarian side has fully fulfilled its obligations and made all payments required under the current contract. Deliveries to Poland were made under a long-term “Yamal contract”.
