Gas supply: EU states discuss mutual aid • Table.Briefings

Germany and other member states are preparing for Russia to cut gas supplies due to the ruble dispute. A phone call between the German chancellor and the Russian president did not resolve the ongoing payment issue.

The Kremlin’s deadline was supposed to expire tomorrow, and Russia would then only accept payments in rubles for gas deliveries. This was announced by President Vladimir Putin. Yesterday, however, there was a telephone conversation between him and Chancellor Olaf Scholz. According to government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit on Wednesday evening, Putin said that nothing would change for the European contract partners. Payments would continue to be made exclusively in euros and transferred as usual to Gazprom Bank, which is not affected by the sanctions. The bank would then convert the money into rubles.

Gas supply: EU states discuss mutual aid in case of emergency

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