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The EU warns natural-gas companies not to pay Russia in rubles after the country cut supplies to Poland and Bulgaria

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Russia's Gazprom shut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday after the two countries rejected Kremlin's demands to be paid in rubles.

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  1. Forbes

    Russia Threatens To Cut Off Gas To Poland After Country Declines To Pay In Rubles (opens Forbes)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin said last month “unfriendly” countries would be forced to pay for gas in Russia’s currency.

  2. 21st Century Wire

    'No Rubles, No Energy' - Russia Cuts Off Gas Supply to Poland and Bulgaria (opens 21st Century Wire)

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    21WIRE | The day has come when European countries finally realise that Russia was not bluffing.

  3. Al Jazeera

    EU warns companies not to buy Russian gas in rubles (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Moscow is making good on a threat to cut supplies if payments aren’t made in its local currency.

  4. Oil Price

    Four Buyers In Europe Have Paid In Rubles For Russia’s Gas (opens Oil Price)

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    Four buyers from Europe have already paid for Russian gas in rubles, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday

  5. Fox News

    Russian sanctions: German energy company agrees to Russia's ruble conversion plan (opens Fox News)

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    Other European gas companies reportedly have arranged to follow Russia's conversion plan in an effort to avoid losing access to energy.

  6. Insider

    The EU warns natural-gas companies not to pay Russia in rubles after the country cut supplies to Poland and Bulgaria (opens Insider)

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    Russia's Gazprom shut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday after the two countries rejected Kremlin's demands to be paid in rubles.

  7. Bloomberg

    EU Tells Gas Companies Not to Bend to Russia’s Demand for Rubles (opens Bloomberg)

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    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned companies not to bend to Russia’s demands to pay for gas in rubles, as the continent scrambles for a united response to Moscow’s weaponization of its energy resources.