The largest importer of Russian gas to Germany, Uniper SE, has already paid for Russian gas in rubles, according to Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, DW reports.. The German company denies this..

" this morning, (they show) that Germany's largest gas importer has already paid in rubles,"

At the same time, according to Bloomberg, a representative of the German company Uniper SE, the largest buyer of Russian gas in Germany, said that the company did not make any payments under the new scheme, since the payment period expires only at the end of May..

Earlier Wednesday, Uniper was assured that the company would be able to maintain gas supplies without violating sanctions.. At the same time, its representative declined to comment on whether Uniper opened a ruble account with Gazprombank..

Earlier, the Italian prime minister said that European companies would be able to pay for Russian gas in rubles without violating the sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia for its war against Ukraine..

" No one ever talked about whether payments in rubles would violate sanctions or not.

It's such a gray area,"

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Such an interpretation obviously diverges from the position outlined earlier in the European Union.. Back in late April, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: "

The scheme with the opening of two accounts - currency and ruble - in Gazprombank, as demanded by Russian President Vladimir Putin, is also considered in the European Union to be contrary to the sanctions imposed on Moscow..