Scholz disagreed with Russia’s proposal for gas payments, G7 decision remains in force

Scholz disagreed with Russia’s proposal for gas payments, G7 decision remains in force

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss payments for Russian natural gas, a spokesperson for the German cabinet said on Wednesday.

Berlin still believes the contracts should be paid in euros and dollars, the spokesperson said.

Putin "stated that he would pass a law whereby gas supplies will be paid for in rubles starting on April 1," according to a statement from the German cabinet. Putin "stressed during the conversation that nothing would change in the contracts for the European partners," the statement said.

"Payments would still be sent exclusively in euros and, as usual, would be wired to Gazprombank, which isn’t affected by sanctions. The bank would then exchange the money into rubles," the German cabinet said in describing the proposal.

"Chancellor Scholz didn’t agree to that procedure during the conversation, but asked for the information in writing to understand the procedure better," the cabinet said.

"The G7 decision remains in force: Energy supplies are paid for exclusively in euros and dollars, as specified by the contracts," the statement said.

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