Stop valve at the compressor station. File photoMOSCOW, Apr 26Polish PGNiG received from Gazprom a notice to suspend gas supplies from April 27, the importing company said. said that today Warsaw is obliged to pay in accordance with the new rules. At the same time, the Polish authorities stated that they would not pay for fuel in rubles, as required by Moscow. PGNiG management also took a similar position — according to the company, the decree of the Russian president «is not «obligatory» for it.» In addition, (Russia. — Note ed.) does not have any contractual grounds for terminating gas supplies under the Yamal contract, because PGNiG has no debt to Gazprom and timely fulfills all obligations under payment,” they said. The company considered such a step on the part of the Russian corporation as a violation of the contract.
The EC warned of the consequences of the imposition of an embargo on gas from RussiaRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. In response, Western countries announced large-scale sanctions against Moscow, primarily in the banking sector and the supply of high-tech products. Individual brands announced the cessation of work in the country. The Kremlin called these measures an economic war, the likes of which have never been seen before. The authorities stressed their readiness for such a development of events and assured that they would continue to fulfill their social obligations. The Bank of Russia is taking measures to stabilize the situation on the foreign exchange market. After the introduction of large-scale sanctions against Russia and the freezing of a large number of assets, Vladimir Putin introduced a new system of paying for Russian gas for consumers from unfriendly countries on April 1. So, now buyers must make a payment in the currency specified in the contract to an account with Gazprombank, which then converts it into rubles on the stock exchange. The final settlement with the supplier takes place in Russian currency. According to presidential aide Maxim Oreshkin, such a scheme allows the Kremlin to transfer foreign economic operations to its jurisdiction as much as possible in order to protect itself from illegitimate decisions of other countries. He stressed that an economic war is going on against Russia, which creates a lot of risks. The Europeans, in turn, want to receive gas and not pay for it, but converting the final payment into rubles will not allow them to freeze the funds, the official concluded. />Mysterious adventures of Russian oil
