“Hungary opened an account in euros, to which the price of gas in euros is credited, and then the bank converts it into rubles ... In addition to us, nine other countries do this, but they do not say that they do the same, simply because in Europe now “to be good for Europe” means that the country’s leadership does not speak honestly with its people in international life, ”RIA Novosti quoted Guyash as saying.
He recalled that the European Union has not adopted sanctions that make it impossible to pay for Russian gas in rubles.
Guiyas noted that this is regulated by a civil law contract between states and companies.
On April 27, Bloomberg reported that four European buyers of Russian gas have already paid Gazprom in rubles, and ten European companies have opened accounts with Gazprombank to make payments in accordance with the new procedure.
As noted in the Kremlin, payment in the proper form will be the basis for the continuation of gas supplies.