So far, twenty European companies have opened relevant accounts with Gazprombank.
Ten more European companies have opened accounts in Russian « Gazprombank “to pay for Russian gas in rubles , doubling the total number of” customers “who are preparing to pay in rubles for Russian gas, as demanded by Kremlin President Vladimir Putin. This was reported by Bloomberg.
So far, twenty European companies have opened relevant accounts, and another 14 customers have requested the documents necessary to open them. This was reported by a Bloomberg source on condition of anonymity.
European buyers have been trying for weeks to understand how they can comply with Putin's order to pay for Russian gas in rubles from April 1 and not violate EU sanctions imposed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. . Under the new mechanism, customers have to open two accounts: one in foreign currency and one in rubles in Gazprombank.
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< In late March, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree transferring payments for gas exports in rubles, despite existing contracts in euros and dollars. Some countries, including Poland, Finland, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Slovakia and others, refused to pay Russia for gas in rubles .
Why Europe will not agree on a full embargo on energy exports from Russia ? Why is a partial or short-term embargo a wrong and dangerous strategy? Should Ukraine itself refuse to transit Russian gas? The answers to these questions are in Mikhail Gonchar's article “Europe in Russia's energy trap: how to overcome dependence?”.
