The countries of the European Union are not going to pay Russia for the gas it provides in rubles. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Jansa before the EU summit in Brussels, reports "

“I don’t think anyone in Europe really knows what the ruble looks like.. No one will pay in rubles,” he said..

The head of the Slovenian government also clarified that ending dependence on Russian energy carriers is a very important task..

“The EU must reduce its dependence on Russian energy as soon as possible. This will not happen overnight, my country is also partly dependent, but we support it. As soon as possible means within the next month, otherwise we are giving money to the Russian war machine,” Jansa said..

Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the agreement on the supply of energy from the Russian Federation dealt with the settlement in European and American currencies..

“The contracts are about euros and dollars. These are the starting points from which we must build,” Scholz said..

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Earlier it was reported that the Austrian oil and gas company OMV will continue to pay for Russian gas in euros..