According to Putin, settlements in dollars and euros have lost their meaning.
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to urgently switch to ruble payments for gas supplies to Europe. According to him, settlements in dollars, euros and other currencies have lost all meaning due to sanctions, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to RBC-Ukraine.
« in principle, a default on its obligations to Russia. And now everyone in the world knows that obligations in dollars and euros may not be fulfilled … It is quite obvious that in this regard, to supply our goods to the European Union and the United States and receive payment in dollars, euros and a number of other currencies, does not have for us no longer makes sense. Therefore, I have decided to implement in the shortest possible time a set of measures to transfer payment for our natural gas supplied to the so-called unfriendly countries for Russian rubles & # 187;, & # 8212; Putin said.
Recall that earlier, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said that it cannot be ruled out that Putin himself decides to cut off gas supplies to Europe, so the EU should reduce dependence on Russian gas.