Payments in rubles, which Russia insists on for gas exports, will affect settlements in late April and May but Russia will not cut off gas supplies to Europe on Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Thursday mandating a currency change for payments, which European governments called an unacceptable violation of the contract.
"Does this mean that if there is no confirmation in rubles gas supplies will be cut off from April 1? No, this is not true and does not follow from the decree," Peskov told reporters, adding that it would affect payments from the second half of April and that Gazprom would work with its customers on the
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