Poland and Bulgaria have also rejected the ruble-based payment scheme.

Helsinki has rejected Moscow’s ruble-based payment scheme for gas, the local media reported on Wednesday. Russia imposed the payment mechanism last month on countries that have placed sanctions on Russia but continue to import its gas.

“We have made the decision in the government’s economic policy committee that Finland will not agree to ruble payments. The decision was already made at the beginning of April,” Finland’s Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Tytti Tuppurainen told the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper. She said that it could be seen as blackmail and part of “Russia's geopolitical efforts.”

Russia has denied using natural gas exports as a tool to “blackmail” Europe, a charge also leveled by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

“Russia has been and remains a reliable supplier, committed to its obligations” and the new terms for exporting the gas were “caused by unprecedented hostile steps against us,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

Under the ruble-based mechanism, gas buyers are required to set up ruble accounts with Gazprombank. They are allowed to make payments in their currency of choice, but their payments will be converted into rubles to reach the gas provider through this account.

Russian fuel giant Gazprom sent a letter to their Finnish state-owned counterpart, Gasum, at the beginning of April informing them of the new terms of their deal. Gasum is conducting a legal assessment of its situation and considering a response, Helsingin Sanomat reports.

Finland is working on renouncing Russian natural gas, but “companies are responsible for their own operational business decisions,” Tuppurainen said.

She added that if the goal of divestment was to stop indirectly “funding” Russia’s military operation, then Finland should “avoid a situation where we have to pay for breaches of contract.”

Meanwhile, Hungary, Austria, and Germany have accepted the ruble-based payment mechanism. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced on Wednesday that Vienna had found the new scheme to be “in line with the terms of the sanctions” leveled on Moscow.

In total, Russia supplies pipeline gas to 23 European countries.

Source: https://www.rt.com/business/554624-eu-state-russia-gas/

Putin will fail at the end

- I can't wait for winter...roll on December, January and February.

I trust the Finnish people. They will never back down to Putin and Russia.

From my little knowledge of what is going on in the world, I have never believed in Russia, especially under Putin.
I wonder how the EU could be this unwise with Putin's considering his inconsistency in the past.
(Gas) EU and other nations should have foreseen today.

Now, Russia knows he is losing the war in Ukraine, so he is fighting dirty.

Nah winter’s go reset dere brain

moyoz:
Nah winter’s go reset dere brain

You think so?

ThEGodFaThEr132:
I trust the Finnish people. They will never back down to Putin and Russia.

IS IT WISE TO BE PLAYING WITH FIRE?



THIS GENERATION, SHOULD BE WISE?

Keep bragging, ona contract dey expire next week, hope you will not come and shout that Putin is blackmailing Finland and Sweden

ThEGodFaThEr132:
I trust the Finnish people. They will never back down to Putin and Russia.

I like how many of you talk about country you have no idea about.
Finland is going to summer now but let Sept comes if Finland don’t have a solution by then, then you will know maybe they will pay or not.

seunny4lif:

I like how many of you talk about country you have no idea about.
Finland is going to summer now but let Sept comes if Finland don’t have a solution by then, then you will know maybe they will pay or not.

And who told you I don't know anything about Finland?
So you think the Finnish govt are stupid and don't know what they are doing?

PDJT:
- I can't wait for winter...roll on December, January and February.

Winter start early in Finland depending on the area

ThEGodFaThEr132:

And who told you I don't know anything about Finland?
So you think the Finnish govt are stupid and don't know what they are doing?

They have very stupid female leading idiots to their doom, I can give you facts to prove so, if you are doubting me.

ThEGodFaThEr132:

And who told you I don't know anything about Finland?
So you think the Finnish govt are stupid and don't know what they are doing?

No be fight
If you know about Finland then you wouldn’t typed what you mention up there.
Finland and few Europe countries get to winter season faster than any South Europe

Why are people bothering themselves with countries they are already waning their reliance on Russian oil, most have their contract with Russia ending this year and they don't plan renewing

Like eu is crying of blackmail

sanpipita:
Why are people bothering themselves with countries they are already waning their reliance on Russian oil, most have their contract with Russia ending this year and they don't plan renewing

Who is Finland when Germany is buying? Worse case, it will run to Germany to buy same gas from reverse still enriching Russia and propping up the ruble. Grandstand in the media, lobby behind.

Latvians will pay 250 euros for heating a one-room apartment, and after the complete shutdown of gas, it will reach 500 euros while in Dublin it’s already X2 for 2 bedroom with all the government subsidy.

Kingspin:
From my little knowledge of what is going on in the world, I have never believed in Russia, especially under Putin.
I wonder how the EU could be this unwise with Putin's considering his inconsistency in the past.
(Gas) EU and other nations should have foreseen today.

Now, Russia knows he is losing the war in Ukraine, so he is fighting dirty.

And those that stole ordinary citizens properties are not fighting dirty