Russian President Vladimir PutinMOSCOW, 24 Mar. Russian President Vladimir Putin is mocking the West by converting gas payments into rubles, writes Politico. Ash, Putin wants to ease the sanctions pressure with this move. Analyst James Hucksteppe says this will inevitably create difficulties for buyers affected by the new measures. «This is new, uncharted territory,» he added. Also, experts interviewed by Politico are sure that many legal disputes will arise in this situation.Putin's gas ultimatum. Europe has no options On Wednesday, during a meeting with members of the government, Putin said that Moscow was converting payments for gas supplies to unfriendly countries into rubles, since it makes no sense to supply Russian goods to the EU and the United States and receive payment in their currency. At the same time, Putin said that Russia would continue to supply gas in the volumes and at prices fixed in the contracts, since the country values its reputation. On February 21, in response to requests from the Donbass republics and after an appeal from State Duma deputies, Putin signed decrees recognizing the sovereignty of the LPR and DPR. On the morning of February 24, Russia launched a military special operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. After the start of a military special operation to demilitarize Ukraine, Western countries approved a series of new sanctions against Russia, and statements in Europe about the need to reduce dependence on Russian energy resources began to sound louder. Read the full text of the article on the InoSMI website >>
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