Russia says it will cut off gas supply to Europe after G7 vow
The Group of Seven major economies has agreed to reject a Moscow demand for gas to be bought only in Russian currency.
Russia's Vladimir Putin made the demand last week of "unfriendly" countries - presumably those that have imposed sanctions.
He instructed the country's central bank to work out a procedure for buyers to acquire rubles in Russia, in a move apparently designed to support the currency - which has collapsed against other currencies.
Germany's energy minister has said meeting the demand would be a "one-sided and clear breach of the existing contracts".
He added that "payment in rouble is not acceptable and we will urge the companies affected not to follow [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's demand".
In retaliation, a Russian politician said the G7's refusal will definitely lead to a halt in supplies, according to Ria news agency.
Many European countries rely on Russian gas, although the UK has already banned imports.
Literally no one gives a fuck abotu this faggy eastern european drama. SO fucking what. Big fucking deal. I don't care.
Michael Nelson
It says a lot of about how out of touch people are if they think natural resources are less valuable than fiat currency and that a country with vast natural resources the rest of the world needs and the ability to feed itself is going to collapse because numbers on a computer went down.
There would have been a better chance of that happening if they were never sanctioned because then they would be unlikely to make a completely clean break and you can use the fact they are still hooked into to your system to fuck them over systematically.
The world is run by retards.
Nathan Smith
You all better do a trucker convoy now before it's too late
Bentley Hill
It's a great scenario because either way this goes, EU looks like a bunch of retards.
