Bloomberg learned about Italy's possible refusal to pay for gas in rubles

According to the agency, Italy will refuse to pay for gas in rubles,if the European Union considers this a violation of the sanctions imposed against RUSSIA

Italy will refuse to comply with the new payment terms for gas demanded by Moscow if the European Union recognizes these actions as a violation of anti-Russian sanctions. it is reported by BLOOMBERG, citing sources familiar with the situation.

Earlier, during a preliminary assessment, the EU concluded that the conditions for paying for Russian gas in rubles are a violation of sanctions. The Italian government is awaiting the completion of due diligence and the final assessment of Brussels, the agency points out.

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On March 31, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on payments in rubles for natural gas supplies to countries that the authorities consider "unfriendly" (all EU countries were included in the list). According to the document, companies from Western countries must open accounts in Russian banks. The new sales rules came into effect on April 1.

Many European companies have stated that they do not intend to pay for Russian gas in rubles. The Italian Eni, in particular, reported that the company "has no rubles", and in the current contract, the currency of settlements is the euro.

According to Gazprom, in 2020 Italy ranked second among European countries in terms of purchased gas, with 20.8 billion cubic meters supplied to the country. m (only Germany bought more - 45.89 billion cubic meters).

Earlier, Eni also said that it had suspended the purchase of oil from Russia. In addition, the company announced that it intends to sell its 50% stake in the Russian-Turkish Blue Stream gas pipeline project. The second half of it belongs to Gazprom.

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Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, the European Union has introduced five packages of sanctions against Russia. The latter was approved in early April and includes, among other things, a ban on the purchase, import or transit of coal and other solid fossil fuels from Russia. Earlier, the HEAD of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced the work on the sixth package, in which Brussels considers issues related to the energy sector. The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, also spoke about the inevitability of these measures, according to whom restrictions against oil and gas from Russia "sooner or later will be required."