Russian President Vladimir Putin MOSCOW, 11 Jun. Readers of the Turkish newspaper En Son Haber supported Moscow's decision to convert gas payments into rubles.
Most commentators also suggested buying energy resources from Russia in its national currency and selling Turkish goods for lira. The «bottomless» source of gas that Europe is getting close to is estimated»Bravo, Putin… Crush the dollar… Set an example… The rest will follow you…” wrote one user.
«An intelligent person, no matter what anyone says,» a reader noted.
«Great, let the dollar sink, let the currencies of all states operate,» wrote Ahmet Selvi.
“This person will force the whole world to accept the ruble, and the Russian currency will also enter our lives like the dollar,” said another commentator.
«The US and the EU have shot themselves in the foot. If the countries of the world support this phenomenon, the throne of the dollar will collapse, God forbid,» said Ahmet Aga.«Millions of cubic meters». Will African gas be able to replace Russia's gas in Europe? — the user was indignant.
«So it should have been. The dollar will receive a severe wound,» the readers summed up.
Western countries introduced new restrictions against Russia due to a special operation in Ukraine. Last week, the European Union approved the sixth package of anti-Russian sanctions, which, in particular, provides for the gradual introduction of an embargo on oil imports. The ban applies only to deliveries by sea, pipeline oil is not subject to restrictions. Nevertheless, the EU expects to abandon almost 90 percent of its purchases by the end of the year. Vladimir Putin said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy for the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of the United States and Europe is to worsen the lives of millions of people. >Read the full text of the article on the InoSMI website>>