“We are awaiting the European Commission's interpretation of whether such payment would violate sanctions.
The European Commission, legal services should develop an opinion.
And we adhere to the line that the European Commission will work out.
And only then can we decide whether to pay in rubles or not, ”he told reporters in Warsaw, his words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
He added that if the EC recognizes such payment as not violating the sanctions, all EU member states will make their own decision.
“If it is the other way around, then it is clear that we, being at the forefront of everyone who is seeking the most powerful sanctions, will stick to the records proposed by the European Commission,” Morawiecki said.
As previously reported by Reuters, citing the EC, European companies can agree to a system of payment for Russian gas in rubles without violating anti-Russian sanctions.
On March 31, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had signed a decree on gas trade with unfriendly countries.
According to him, in order for Western countries to be able to purchase gas from Russia, they must open accounts in Russian banks.