The Russian space agency head Dmitry Rogozin said it will insist its international partners pay it in rubles, after President Vladimir Putin said Russia will only accept ruble payments for gas deliveries to “unfriendly countries”.
“We will also conclude all our external agreements in rubles,” TASS cited Rogozin as saying.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would start selling gas to “unfriendly” countries in rubles, after a freeze on Russia’s assets by foreign nations had destroyed Moscow’s trust. The “unfriendly” countries include the 27 EU members.
