Posted on 03/28/2022 12:16:12 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russia is working out methods for accepting payments for its gas exports in roubles and it will take decisions in due course should European countries refuse to pay in the Russian currency, the Kremlin said on Monday.
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The Russian central bank, the government and Gazprom , which accounts for 40% of European gas imports, should present their proposals for rouble gas payments to President Vladimir Putin by March 31.
“We are not going to supply gas for free, this is clear,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a conference call. “In our situation, this is hardly possible and appropriate to engage in charity (with European customers).”
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Imagine not reading any accounts from Russia and still thinking you’re informed?
Good. No showers, steam trains and draft animals are coming.
Roubles, rubles, let’s call the whole thing off.
Stolz says he is going to get rid of Russian gas by Qatar by 2024. Qatar says it isn’t true. The Germans are getting ready to fall into 18th century. Probably betting on revolution in Russia which is not going to happen.
What if we ask nicely ?
Who cares about either one of them?
Give us your oil or we liberate St. Petersberg
One consequence of removing Russia from the Western banking system, is that buyers are unable to pay for stuff, and Russians are unable to use Western bank assets.
So the Russians are justified in saying “Your money is worthless to us if we can’t buy things with it, or if it is in an account from which it may be confiscated”.
“it will take decisions in due course should European countries refuse to pay in the Russian currency, “
There you go the weasal statement to back out of their bluff.
If this continues it may force NATO countries to choose which azz to kiss, the US or Russia’s.
Can they give up heating, cooking, bathing (no prob on that one for France) etc. in the home and pretty much everything outside the home?
Who’s “we”?
Q: What did Germans use for heat before wood?
A: Natural Gas.
Maybe Russia will call their new cuurency “Barnys”.
Not just steam trains (God bless Casey Jones) but Jay Leno might have to let us copy his Stanley Steamer. But then remember the Brits in WW II? They adapted their charcoal pits to capture carbon monoxide, pressurized it, then used it to run the taxis?——oh, showers? Remember to set your water tank on the roof so you can get one showers worth when the sun shines? Sure, it’ll all work out.
They've been betting on and still will bet as they starve on a Revolution in Green Energy which is also not going to happen.
I always give charity to people who call me a war criminal and want me assassinated.
I don’t know why Putin won’t do that.
;-)
There are people right now advising Putin that if Putin cuts for whatever reason the flow of gas to Germany, things within Germany would become very serious, very quickly.
The Euros are wusses now. I think they aren’t ready to adopt a third worlder lifestyle and give up their industry for their government’s two minutes of hate.
As for monoxide cars the gas is up to $12 in Europe right now and there are related kits on market.
If they are to escalate the gas is going to be $25.
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