• knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 years ago

    The coordinated response:

    🇪🇺🇷🇺⚡️⚡️ The EU will temporarily increase gas purchases from the Russian Federation through countries ready to pay in rubles to compensate for the cessation of supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, a TASS source said.

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      2 years ago

      sooo, they basically agreed to pay in Rubles like Russia demanded. No?

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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        They did, and the European commission has now stated that doesn’t break the sanctions.

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      Gazprom said Poland and Bulgaria had been told in a “timely manner” that payment for gas supplied from April 1 must be made it roubles.

      It also warned the two countries that if they siphon gas intended for other European customers, the deliveries to Europe will be reduced to that amount.