[CNA] Putin wants "unfriendly" countries to pay for Russian gas in rubles

[/ATTACH][BR] Russia will seek payment in rubles for gas sales from "unfriendly" countries, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, sending European gas prices soaring on concerns that the move would exacerbate the region's energy crisis.

European countries' reliance on Russian gas to heat their homes and fuel their economies has been in the spotlight since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine on February 24 and the subsequent imposition of Western sanctions aimed at isolating Russia economically.

With the economic noose tightening and the European Union divided over whether to impose sanctions on Russia's energy sector, Putin fought back with a clear message: if you want our gas, buy the norm
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