“In my opinion, this is the right decision,” said the speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament.
According to him, more and more countries are negotiating with Russia to pay for gas in rubles.
Volodin also said that in the European Union "they are used to living at the expense of others" and believe that Russia "should warm them up."
He suggested that the EU, which is refusing strategic relations with Moscow, "live without Russia for at least one year."
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview with Al Arabiya TV channel, said that most of Russia's partners switched to paying for gas in rubles.
Prior to this, Gazprom announced a complete suspension of gas supplies to the Bulgarian Bulgargaz and the Polish PGNiG due to non-payment in rubles.