Ten European buyers have opened special accounts in Gazprombank to pay for Russian gas supplies using a new mechanism – conversion into rubles.
It was reported by Bloomberg, citing a source close to Gazprom.
In total, the list of gas buyers from the list of “unfriendly” countries includes 21 states. Four European buyers have already paid for Russian gas supplies in rubles.
A new wave of payments for gas will come after 15 May, the agency’s source added.
On March 31, Vladimir Putin signed decree No. 172 “On the special procedure for foreign buyers to fulfill their obligations to Russian natural gas suppliers.
According to the document, payment for Russian pipeline gas supplied after 1 April 2022 to foreign counterparties specified in the decree should be made exclusively in rubles
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