Half of the countries can agree to the ultimatum of the Russian president.
Analysts at Bloomberg reported a split among European countries on the issue of paying for gas in rubles. Some states made concessions and agreed to Vladimir Putin’s ultimatum, which banned the supply of “blue fuel” for euros or dollars.
Columnists John Follain and Alberto Nardelli note that Hungary refuses to support anti-Russian sanctions, but other countries also make concessions. As a result, there was a split among the western and eastern EU states.
They do not agree on the issues of arms supplies to Ukraine, dialogue with Vladimir Putin, the conditions that Kiev must accept as part of a peace treaty.
The issue of imposing an embargo on the import of Russian oil has also dragged on.
Analysts suggest that countries are becoming increasingly disappointed – the EU no longer has the opportunity to “inflict a painful economic blow on Russia.”
Meanwhile, experts called the ruble the strongest currency in the world this year.
The reason for this was that countries began to pay for gas in rubles – this allowed the Russian economy to “resist” Western sanctions, CBS reported.
The journalists also said that Russia earns almost $ 20 billion a month – and this is only on the export of energy resources.
German politicians oppose the embargo on Russian gas supplies. The serious consequences for the German economy were announced by the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Germany Hubertus Heil.
As Topnews wrote earlier, Poland was left without Russian gas due to its refusal to pay for it in rubles. After that, she said that Norway should share with Ukraine “super profits” from gas.
In response, Norway recalled its obligations and that it is already helping Ukraine.