Russia’s Gazprom has halted gas exports to neighboring Finland on Saturday, the Finnish gas systems operator said, in the latest escalation of a dispute with Western countries over the way energy payments are made, according to Reuters news agency.
Russia’s Gazprom is demanding that European countries pay for Russian gas in rubles because of the sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, but Finland refused.
Advertisements
“Starting today and during the upcoming summer season, Gazum will supply its customers with natural gas from other sources through the Baltic Connector pipeline,” she added.
The Baltic Connector line connects Finland to the gas network of neighboring Estonia.
