Europe Gives In: Energy Companies Will Pay for Russian Gas in Rubles
Prior to the companies’ agreement, most European Union nations had refused Putin’s demand for payment in rubles.
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Prior to the companies’ agreement, most European Union nations had refused Putin’s demand for payment in rubles.
European energy companies appear to have bent to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand that they purchase natural gas using an elaborate new payment system, a concession that avoids more gas shut-offs and also gives Putin a public relations victory while continuing to fund his war effort in Ukraine.
Getting more gas to Italy will require investment in Algeria to boost production.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine made an Italian energy crisis much worse. Italy, which gets 40% of its natural gas from Russia, is now trying to wean itself off of Russian fuel within three years.