Report: Netherlands not to allow local firms to buy gas for rubles

PARIS, Apr 14 (PRIME) -- The Netherlands will not allow the resident companies to buy Russian gas for rubles, Bloomberg reported on Thursday citing the country's authorities.

"The Netherlands agrees with the E.U.’s assessment that accepting the request – which involves having Russia’s Gazprom PJSC receive payments in rubles – would be a breach of sanctions", Bloomberg reported citing a spokesperson for the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered on March 23 to charge rubles for gas and consider payments in any other currency non-fulfillment of the contracts since April 1. The payments will be done via Gazprombank that will exchange the other currencies for rubles.

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