{"id":1455289,"date":"2022-04-27T09:59:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T13:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455289"},"modified":"2022-04-27T10:15:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T14:15:08","slug":"russia-shuts-off-gas-to-european-nations-refusing-to-pay-in-rubles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-shuts-off-gas-to-european-nations-refusing-to-pay-in-rubles\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Shuts Off Gas To European Nations Refusing To Pay In Rubles"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-shuts-off-gas-to-european-nations-refusing-to-pay-in-rubles%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455289&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-38-copy.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A majority state-owned Russian oil and gas company has cut off natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria after the two European nations refused to pay in rubles.<\/p>\n<p>Russian gas corporation Gazprom announced on Wednesday that it had shut off access due to unpaid April bills after the nations refused to pay in Russian currency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe announcement by Gazprom that it is unilaterally stopping delivery of gas to customers in Europe is yet another attempt by Russia to use gas as an instrument of blackmail,\u201d European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/eu-says-russian-gas-halt-is-attempt-use-fuel-blackmail-2022-04-27\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is unjustified and unacceptable.\u00a0And it shows once again the unreliability of Russia as a gas supplier,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Fatih Birol, the executive director of the Paris-based International Energy Agency, said the cutoff was a \u201cweaponization of energy supplies,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-kyiv-business-bulgaria-moldova-2505307f5dcc882d38bab642ffce649f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>The AP also noted that natural gas prices in Europe shot up 25% in response to the report before easing later in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov noted the concern in a Twitter post, mentioning a call with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis regarding \u201cenergy security and diversification.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udcde Discussed with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kmitsotakis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kmitsotakis<\/a> the Gazprom situation. \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddec and \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 will continue to work together for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/energy?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#energy<\/a> security and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/diversification?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#diversification<\/a> \u2013 of strategic importance for both countries and the region.<\/p>\n<p>We both are confident for the successful completion of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IGB?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IGB<\/a> on time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kiril Petkov (@KirilPetkov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KirilPetkov\/status\/1519208039374536704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Poland Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said he believed the move was in <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-putin-business-poland-europe-22ddce581505fcb1eb6ca31864d98f76\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revenge<\/a> for his nation\u2019s support of Ukraine following Russia\u2019s invasion.<\/p>\n<p>In a post to Twitter, the prime minister noted he had spoken with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">about an urgent delivery of arms to [Ukraine] <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">and reliance on <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u00a0[Russian] gas and oil. Short term it will be difficult to wean Europe off them, but long term it will serve peace. Europe cannot afford to live in constant danger from [Russian] <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">aggression.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I spoke with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OlafScholz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OlafScholz<\/a> today about an urgent delivery of arms to \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 and reliance on \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa gas and oil. Short term it will be difficult to wean Europe off them, but long term it will serve peace. Europe cannot afford to live in constant danger from \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa aggression. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j87wZNTYwJ\">pic.twitter.com\/j87wZNTYwJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorawieckiM\/status\/1519022643885785088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The concern also comes as Russia continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/russian-foreign-minister-warns-of-real-and-considerable-possibility-for-nuclear-world-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blame other nations<\/a> over problems related to its invasion of Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused NATO on Monday of escalating the war in Ukraine and warned of a \u201cconsiderable\u201d threat of a nuclear world war.<\/p>\n<p>Lavrov said the West has escalated tensions by providing weapons to Ukraine as the Russian army continues its assault on the European country, the Wall Street Journal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/russias-lavrov-says-nato-is-in-proxy-war-in-ukraine-11650965583\">reported<\/a>\u00a0Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe risk is serious, real. It should not be underestimated,\u201d Lavrov told Russian state-run TV. \u201cUnder no circumstances should a third world war be allowed to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called out the Russian blame strategy, claiming the move indicates the nation is suffering defeat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia loses last hope to scare the world off supporting Ukraine. Thus the talk of a \u2018real\u2019 danger of WWIII. This only means Moscow senses defeat in Ukraine. Therefore, the world must double down on supporting Ukraine so that we prevail and safeguard European and global security,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Russia loses last hope to scare the world off supporting Ukraine. Thus the talk of a \u2018real\u2019 danger of WWIII. This only means Moscow senses defeat in Ukraine. Therefore, the world must double down on supporting Ukraine so that we prevail and safeguard European and global security.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DmytroKuleba\/status\/1518698466758864898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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