As Yushkov stressed, Gazprom clearly indicates to Moldova that it is necessary to comply with the terms of the contract.
At the same time, as the expert noted, the Russian company, and so "maximally", went to meet the Moldovan side.
“Because initially a contract was discussed with reference to the spot market, which would give Moldova a much higher price: it would be under $ 700 per thousand cubic meters now.
Moldova itself said: "Let's get a spot link."
When spot prices steel high in 2021, they said, "No, no, give us back the oil-pegged contract."
Gazprom is already trying to stop this practice of non-payments.
It is impossible to supply Moldova with gas for free, ”the specialist explained.
Earlier, Gazprom informed Moldova that it would stop gas supplies in 48 hours due to the failure of the Moldovan side to fulfill its contractual obligations.
According to the agreements concluded earlier, Moldova must pay 100% of the payments on time, this point was not complied with on November 22.