Thursday, April 14, 2022

Russian President Putin Says Europe Has No Immediate Alternative To Russia Gas

Russian President Vladimir Putin summons meeting of Russia's Security Council at Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on February 21, 2022. Kremlin Press Office/Handout  

RFE: Putin Accuses Western Banks Of Failing To Pay For Russian Gas In Rubles  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Western banks of failing to pay for Russian gas supplies after he demanded that European Union member states and other countries pay for Russian gas in rubles. 

Speaking at a meeting on the current situation in the country's oil and gas sector on April 14, Putin blamed Western partners for what he called "defaults on export deliveries of Russian energy resources."

"Banks from these extremely unfriendly states are withholding the transfer of payments," Putin said.  

Read more .... 

Russian President Putin Says Europe Has No Immediate Alternative To Russia Gas  

Putin tells Europe: You still need Russian gas but we're turning east -- Reuters  

Putin Says Europe Has No Immediate Alternative to Russia Gas -- Bloomberg  

Russia To Seek Alternative To European Energy Market – Putin -- Moscow Times/AFP  

Putin warns Europe that switching away from Russian oil would be 'very painful' -- Business Insider

No comments: