It is noted that this testifies to the "victory" of the Russian side.

Currently, EU countries are discussing measures to reduce dependence on Russian energy carriers and seek to avoid an energy crisis by various measures, the article says.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that about half of the 54 companies that are customers of Gazprom Export opened ruble accounts to pay for Russian gas.

The press secretary of the Russian leader, Dmitry Peskov, noted that Russia's partners are not experiencing additional difficulties in connection with the transition to paying for Russian gas in rubles.

The head of the analytical department of AMarkets, Artyom Deev, spoke in an interview with FAN about the supply of Russian gas to Europe.