Russian President Vladimir Putin MOSCOW, 26 May. Readers of The Washington Post admired the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to force Europe to pay for gas in rubles.
The publication published the news that Europe agreed to dance to Putin's tune and gave in to his demands to pay for gas in rubles. 
Punished with a ruble: Europe in confusion over Russian gasAn argument began in the comments under the article. Some called the Europeans weaklings, others sympathize with them.
«Here they are, the harsh statements of Europe. Gas dependence has existed for decades, and will disappear in months. Of course,» StayCalm1 wrote.
«How pathetic they are, these Europeans. Weaklings,» said Tank Mulling.
«The EU has been telling us how incredibly determined it is to punish Russia and how it is not going to buy Russian fuel… But it keeps buying it. How do you like it? It's kind of contradictory» , — TFCFM shared his opinion.
«It's easy to talk like that. And you try to live in the winter without heating and without electricity. Or look what happens when your electricity bills grow by 300%,» Jaj801 said. but they did not listen to him. They decided to become green, but they themselves are counting on the Russians, who must supply them with gas for heating houses and generating electricity, «added Andrew Mellon.
«Americans don't get it. Imagine gas prices skyrocketing to $12 a gallon instantly and electricity bills rising hundreds of times over. How will people live? How will they get to work? Heat houses, use appliances? anger and irritation,» Jaj801 replied.
From April 1, Russia began to accept payment for gas from unfriendly states in rubles in order to get away from settlements in dollars and euros. Vladimir Putin stressed that the refusal to operate in the Russian currency would be considered as a default on the obligations under the contracts. from Europe At the end of April, Gazprom suspended fuel exports to Bulgaria and Poland due to non-payment. At the same time, the company warned that it would reduce transit to other countries if Sofia and Warsaw began illegal fuel sampling. Supplies to Finland have been cut off since May 21. According to Bloomberg, the European Commission issued several clarifications on the new payment system for Russian gas, but never directly indicated whether opening a ruble account contradicts the imposed sanctions. ;>