Russia addressed the concerns of European countries about the plan to switch settlements for gas delivery from euros to rubles starting on March 31, 2002. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that Moscow’s decision would create many problems.
He explained that Bulgaria, the country through which gas supplies to Serbia and Hungary is delivered, has declared its unwillingness to switch to rubles in gas payments. In response, the Kremlin said that the issue is closed, and Bulgaria will have to pay in rubles.
However, he addressed Serbia’s concerns, noting that the country has abstained from any hostile acts or comments against Russia in connection with Ukraine. This does not apply to Serbia.
It’s absolutely normal, [Vucic] is right, this can really be a problematic situation, because in this case, Bulgaria took hostile steps against us, so they will have to pay in rubles, whether they want to or not, whether they like it or not.
Earlier this week, the former deputy energy minister of Bulgaria, Yavor Kuyumdzhiyev, said the country greatly depends on Russian gas and lacks alternatives.
In the first major response to Western sanctions, President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that Russia will now accept payment for gas exports to “unfriendly countries” in rubles only.
The time-frame for switching to rubles in gas payments has not been announced yet. However, according to Peskov, the conditions for the move will be clarified directly to Russian gas buyers in due course.
RT. com / ABC Flash Point WW III News 2022.
Where can Americans buy Rubles
On the Black market in de streets?
Another brilliant counter-move by the world’s greatest geo-political chess Grandmaster. It will not bode well for my country, sadly (the US), but it will boost the Ruble as the Petrodollar sinks into the sunset
Faster your seat-belts please?
Actually it will benefit everyone including the USA. We won’t have the Khazarian Federal Reserve Notes anymore, we’ll have the new gold backed Treasury Notes with all the gold Trump confiscated from the Vatican.
Nice.
They will have to use their gold to buy the ruble, of course the Russian central bank wont take EURO or USD as payment for Rubles.
The best way to deal with problems.