Gazprom noted that payments must be made according to the instructions. They assume that customers will also have an account in rubles, from which gas will be paid. This was ordered by President Vladimir Putin after the introduction of Western sanctions for Russian aggression against Ukraine.
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However, GasTerra stated that such measures could infringe European Union sanctions and that the payment route posed too many financial and operational risks.
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She added that she did not envisage restricting supplies to Dutch households because she had already secured gas elsewhere.
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The decision of the Dutch company has the government’s support. “We understand GasTerro’s decision not to agree to Gazprom’s unilaterally imposed payment terms. This decision will have no consequences for the physical supply of gas to Dutch households, “said Dutch Energy Minister Rob Jetten on Twitter.
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Economy Ministry spokesman Pieter ten Bruggencate said the Netherlands would not launch an emergency plan calling on industrial companies to reduce consumption due to a Russian supply outage. “It is not yet perceived as a threat to supplies,” he said.
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The national gas network operator Gasuine, through its spokesman, also said that it did not expect any disruption in the network due to a supply outage from Gazprom to GasTerra.
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Denmark also expects a supply disruption
Orsted, which supplies Russian gas to Denmark, also expects a supply disruption. She also refused to make payments in rubles. The Danish Energy Authority has announced that it does not expect any immediate supply problems for households due to supply disruptions.
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Gazprom cut off gas supplies to Finland more than a week ago, and to Poland and Bulgaria in April. Russia began demanding payments in its currency after the invasion of Ukraine, when Western countries imposed sanctions on it.
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