According to him, the requirement to make payments for gas “in rubles through third parties” does not comply with the terms of the contracts.
“We will not submit to such a racket,” RIA Novosti quotes him.
He said that Bulgaria is currently reviewing all agreements concluded with Gazprom, including an agreement on gas transit through the country.
Petkov also said that the Bulgarian authorities have a plan in connection with the termination of Russian gas supplies to the country.
Economist Vasily Koltashov, in an interview with PolitExpert, spoke about the situation with the supply of energy resources to Europe.