Gas production company. File photoPRAGUE, Apr 23The May payment for gas received from Russia, Slovakia will make, as before, in euros, said Prime Minister Eduard Heger, speaking in the program «Saturday Dialogues» on Slovak TV. «Slovakia will pay for Russian gas in the second half of May, as before, in euros. This is our plan,» Heger said. Earlier, on April 15, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that the transfer of payment for gas into rubles is logical on the part of Russia and is caused by an objective desire with a 100% guarantee to receive funds for the delivered goods ; a number of buyers have already agreed to a new payment scheme. According to Heger, the population of Slovakia is provided with gas, according to the Ministry of Economy, at least until April 2023, even if there were interruptions in supplies from Russia. «But we need to find new permanent sources of gas,» said Heger.Iran listed the problems that await Europe without Russian gasAs the Slovak prime minister said, the original plans for the transition from fossil fuels (gas, oil, coal) to other energy sources were designed for decades. «Now we see that we need a sharp acceleration Fossil fuels will continue to be part of the energy solution in the future, but other sources need to be found for them, with the biggest challenges facing countries such as Germany, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Hungary, which are the most dependent on gas and oil from Russia,” said Heger. However, according to the Slovak prime minister, dependence on gas and oil from Russia must be overcome as soon as possible. “If we managed to achieve this before the end of 2023, it would be a big success. We must strive for this,” Heger emphasized. parts» of the United States in the fighting in Ukraine
