The decree on this was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allowing Russian gas suppliers for unfriendly countries to accept payment of debts for fuel supplies in foreign currency.
The amendments were included in the Decree “On the Special Procedure for the Fulfillment of Obligations by Foreign Buyers to Russian Natural Gas Suppliers ”.
As reported in the document posted on the legal information portal, a special account will be created to accept settlements.
It will be opened in foreign currency, which was previously specified in the contract for the supply of fuel – natural gas.
At the same time, the fact of accepting payments in foreign currency will not be the basis for changing the payment procedure, which requires paying for gas supplies in rubles. And it is not a reason to renew contracts on the old terms.
Recall that the introduction of ruble payments was approved in Russia in March 2022 and came into force in April.
The conditions affected states unfriendly to Russia, which expressed disagreement with Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
After the introduction of new conditions, a number of them refused Russian fuel.
However, already in June of this year, as reported by ROFILE.RU, most of Gazprom’s customers have switched to the ruble payment scheme.
Earlier, Topnews wrote that in early December, Uzbekistan rejected the idea of a gas deal with Russia and Kazakhstan.