“The Czech Republic has accumulated more than 1 billion cubic meters of gas in its gas storage facilities.

m of natural gas.

They are filled by 30%, which is a historical maximum on May 1, ”TASS quotes Sikela.

According to him, by the end of the month the gas storage facilities should be filled by more than 50%.

Earlier, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said that Prague does not intend to pay for Russian gas in rubles.

Prior to this, it was reported that Austria accepted Russia's new conditions for paying for gas, and the Italian energy company Eni SpA expressed its readiness to open a ruble account with Gazprombank as part of Russia's requirement to pay for gas in local currency