epa03994351 (FILE) A file photo dated 03 January 2009 showing a Gazprom employee works at the gas measuring station Sudzha, just 200 metres from the Ukrainian border, Kursk region, Russian Federation. Reports on 17 December 2013 state the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have reached an agreement under which Ukraine will pay much less for the natural gas it imports. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

Russian Energy Company Says EU can Buy Gas without Breach of Sanctions

Gazprom PJSC, a Russian state-owned energy company, has written to its European customers to reassure them that they can continue to pay for gas without breaching sanctions.
This comes after European Commission proposed a total ban on Russian oil imports to the European Union. The EU’s planned ban on Russian oil comes after Russia fought back against Western sanctions by demanding oil payment in rubles.
Gazprom told clients in a letter seen by Bloomberg that a fresh order issued by the Kremlin on May 4 “clarifies the procedure” outlined in the initial decree on ruble payments.

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