Al-Marsad newspaper: Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that Europeans can continue to pay in euros for Russian gas.
Putin said during a telephone conversation today, Wednesday, with the German chancellor, that paying for Russian gas in rubles should not affect contracts with Europeans.
Putin briefed the German chancellor on the essence of the decision to switch to payment in Russian rubles for gas, as he indicated that changes in the procedures for payments for gas took place due to the freezing of the monetary reserves of the Russian Central Bank by the member states of the European Union.
It is worth noting that Russian President Vladimir Putin has said during the past few days that Moscow has decided to convert payments for gas supplies to Europe into the ruble currency as soon as possible.
Putin instructed the Central Bank and the Cabinet “to determine the procedure for transactions with Europe in Russian rubles within a week.”
