Russia will seek payment in roubles for gas sales from “unfriendly” countries, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, sending European gas prices soaring on concerns the move would exacerbate the region’s energy crunch.
Putin said the West had “undermined the reliability of their currencies” after the freezing of Russia’s assets by foreign nations.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the Western sanctions on Russia’s Centrabank a “thievery” while meeting with students at Moscow’s institute on international relations (MGIMO).
European countries’ dependence on Russian gas and other exports has been thrown into the spotlight since Moscow’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent imposition of Western sanctions aimed at isolating Russia economically.
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NO RUBLES, NO GAS!!!
GLORY TO RUSSIA!!!
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Right, so the way it works, I guess, is the contract for gas is demominated in euros, so the European company has to open a bank account in a designated Russian bank. The bank accepts the payment of gas in euros and takes those euros and converts them into roubles and the rouble, I'd imagine should gain some strength as a result of the demand. Well it appears Putin is smarter than all of congress put together.
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The only unfriendly country is Russia. Putin will be in Hell burning forever someday. Russia is now a 3rd world powerless power. The just showed the
World how weak they are. His own commanders will not tell him he lost 500 tanks. 64 planes ,. 17k Russian army deaths and so on.
This will backfire in his face
SEVERAL weeks ago they paid Russia in EUROS or DOLLARS, but the money was frozen and Russia COULD NOT use them (It did not receive it) 😐 Several countries were CONSUMING Russia's cheap gas and oil for FREE 🤨
Now the various countries will have to give the money DIRECTLY to the Russian banks 😮
A producing country has the RIGHT to choose the currency in which it is paid for its PRODUCTS, that has always been the case 🤔
Whoever says otherwise, then… 😅
Special Economic Operation by Mr.Putin
The West unilaterally breaks various contracts from investment, purchase and sale, to refusing to let Russia use foreign currency balances at foreign banks, which is breaking deposit contracts; So it's only natural that Russia requires another secure payment channel.
Russia is embargoed, blockaded… it's okay, if Russia resists, it can't. So who do you think you are? Ridiculous!!!
Putin is a legend
very good 😊🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱
perfect move Mr. putin 😊😊
If arrogant Americans thinking that this is max putin could do and this is EU's problem not US's, Just wait. He will be soon asking for payment of Uranium (16%+22% russian supplies), nickel, almunium, rare earth metals, Wheat, Fertilizer etc. In rubble then they get to know whos is the boss here. Although i feel sad for Ukrainian people they are the once who suffer because of NAto and zelensky's politics.
slow down the economy pipe…that is a great move.
Look I wouldn't count on Putin to honour his word and supply gas no matter what currency its paid in!
Great decision when in rome be like romans…. Tit for tat at its best.
Well done Russia well done 👍
Goodjob mr.putin…uraaa from indonesia
Gas through a pipe through the Outskirts of Russia will cost 200₽-1$ at the Biden rate, along Nord Stream 1 the price is 150₽-1$, through a new Nord Stream 2 pipe the price is 100₽-1$, choose a branch.
Russia is dead. Total blunder
Vladimir Putin GREAT PRESIDENT FOR EVER LOVE HIM ❤❤❤❤🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹
Check mate ♟
Amazing how Russia (even though such a big country) is single handedly making whole of west sweat.. It indeed suggests that the power is shifting east..
The gas is still flowing into Europe. Not a single ruble was paid.
Dogs Ganging up for hunting lion's but he always a King💪
IMO, it's inequitable & unjustifiable to expect Russia to accept euros (that EU, themselves, have "sanctioned/prohibited" Russia to use, as legal tender, for any trade or business transaction).
IMO, Russia should be compensated for the loss suffered (if contract has to be discontinued) because of the fact that EU have arbitrarily & unilaterally "nullified" the legal consideration (of the gas contract) as well as, arbitrarily & unilaterally "invalidated" the utility value of euro ( the legal tender in the payment for gas from Russia).
So I hope EU will appreciate and be grateful to Putin for his considerate understanding to accept ruble (or else, be prepared to pay compensation to Russia) … 😀😀😀!!!
Washington DC is laughing Poo-tin
Круто смотреть реакцию иностранцев на это
Letter to Mr. Putin,
you are not allowed to kill innocent people as you are doing right now. People are human beings just like you. They have a family, they have a home, they have a country just like everyone else. Why do you destroy all this? If tomorrow, we come to threaten you to hurt you, kill you, to burn your home, massacre your loved ones: parents and children. You are forced to sleep in the cold winter, depriving you of everything: drink, food, hygiene products, medicines … if someone throws you on the roads of exile.
How will you feel?
Since the end of the Second War, people live relatively in peace in Europe. They do not have to undergo bombing, massive destruction of their habitats.
We lived quietly here for more than 70 years. Our children and our little children have not enjoyed wreaking havoc.
Why you come to sow terror? Why do you come darkening our sky?
With the current war, you have become a frightful assassin in the eyes of many. For them, you are a person without a heart! Given all these crimes unfolded before our eyes every day, we wonder if you are human ? Do you have any feeling towards your fellows? You kill ruthlessly and you believe that you are strong, you want to enlarge your country on the detriment of the weaker , you do not hesitate to crush everything!´ ´
Europeans apparently do not understand what is happening! You are at war with yourself under American control! The Americans are pushing you into the abyss! You abandoned SP-2 and cheap gas prices! Without cheap energy resources from Russia, a high-quality European product will be uncompetitive in the global market. For reference: gas prices for China and India with their friendly policy towards Russia are several times lower than for Europe! Your industry will die! Incomes will fall very quickly and this is at high food prices !!! Migrants will be added soon! So think about why America is pushing you into the abyss! Maybe America is just freeing itself from competition?
I love you russia from Norway 🇳🇴
West imposing sanctions
kremlin: Drops the ultimate GAS move
EU:🙃
I thought Russian currency was called Ruble? I didn't know it was Rouble unless I'm right, Idk?
Biden is real comedian.
Maybe baba wanga was correct.
Putin you are a butcher and a 👺👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹
smart move but lets see😊
Non sense.. You go by Russians border to put western weapons against who, if only Russia is there? And then complain why Russia is defending itself.. Why do you need to put nato by there? What is the goal? Nato promised not to spread to Eastern Europe, already in Poland and other countries. Why Putin is wrong? This is European gay style of thinking
Putin fought anisemetism in Russia and won.. Jews remeber and respect that.. Good job Putin
What Putin-Han and his Russians camarilla underestimate before send in fight 200k terrorists to kill and plunder peaceful Ukrainian citizens,was like the ordinary peoples can turn in a real fearless army, so now, how come Russians paper army are in trouble…they run away around Kiev like cowards, and now looking to grab same Ukrainian land on south- east …. Forget about Moldova,Romania,the Baltics and Poland!!!
End of story!!! You fight a 40 millions Brave Ukrainians fighters!!!
Remember what yourself said at once, in your childhood,you where chasing a rat,and after you cornered him,he just try to jump in your head and the rat start to chase you on his turn…
On this case seems like You try to corner the Ukrainian folks , and now they’r are chasing you!!!
P.S. I’d like to see your face in 9 of may, when your great hoard are parading in kremlin with the appliances and goods stealed from Ukrainians!!!
Romanians are with you brothers,don’t forget!!
We are proud of you,and we realize you fight for us to,RESPECT!!!🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
P.S. Hope,we see soon The movie NUREMBERG 2.0!!
P.S.2.We have have nothing against Russian peoples,we well clearly understand now, they are also victims of Putin system!!!
Russia should also supply ukraine oil to keep the party going, its a win win situation
"The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction" – Bible. 🇺🇦🇧🇷
You want payment for gas? Ok but only at your ruble cost. 2 cents on the dollar is it?
Fair cost for all you've taken from ukraine 🇺🇦 😉
Genius!
Fame of Russia! From Poland 🇵🇱❤️🇷🇺