– 85 percent of our gas supplies come from Russia, and 65 percent of our oil supplies come from Russia. Why? Because this is determined by infrastructure. This is not for fun, we have not chosen this situation, he says CNN.
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According to Szijjártó, Hungary will be dependent on Russian supplies for several years to come.
Russia demands payment in rubles to supply gas, which means that customers must open two accounts with Gazprombank: one for foreign currency and one for rubles. Payment is made in dollars or euros, which are then exchanged via the bank to the ruble account.
Gazprom on Wednesday cut gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria and explained this by the countries refusing to pay in rubles.
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Four European gas companies, which have not been named, have so far paid for the gas in rubles, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The news agency quoted a source with close ties to the Russian state gas giant Gazprom.
The news agency AP has previously written that only Hungary has accepted this demand. The EU believes that the ruble payment via Gazprombank is in violation of the sanctions against Russia, according to Bloomberg.
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The Russian news agency Tass has claimed that Austria has paid for Russian gas with rubles. Prime Minister Karl Nehammer rejected this on Wednesday, saying that Austria complies with EU sanctions to the letter.
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