Russia won’t supply gas to Europe for free : "No in charity"

Moscow is handling the details of its gas delivery plans to unfriendly countries for payment in rubles, but it won’t engage in charity if Europe refuses to pay in the Russian currency, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin requested reporting on measures on the issue before March 31. "The supply process is very complicated," Peskov said, adding that it includes "both the supplies, the payment, as well as adjustment of balances." "Currently all modalities are being developed by the departments, with Gazprom, after which a clear time-frame will be defined," he said when asked what particularly should be implemented during this period.

The Kremlin spokesman remained tight-lipped on what measures Russia might take if Europe refused to pay for gas in rubles, noting that these "issues should be sorted out as they develop." "But we will definitely not supply gas for free, that’s for sure. It is hardly possible and reasonable to engage in charity in our situation," he emphasized.
TASS
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Putin orders to supply gas to unfriendly countries for rubles only:
(https://youtu.be/lwF1I8ilSe8)
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Italy’s Eni will not pay for Russian gas supplies in rubles as it is unable to do it, CEO Claudio Descalzi said when speaking at the Global Energy Forum in the UAE.

Asked by the moderator of the session whether Eni continued buying Russian oil, he said that the company had already announced leaving the Blue Stream project it was implementing jointly with Russia, whereas joint projects with Rosneft had been frozen since 2014.

"So the only big issue is that we buy gas. So we don’t have assets there, we don’t have investment, we don’t have projects, the issue is gas, and now that they ask us to pay in ruble it became very difficult to buy it because we don’t have it, and it is not in the contract because the contract is written in euro and you cannot change it unilaterally," Descalzi said, adding that "the gas [from Russia] is flowing from Ukraine to Italy at the moment," but the company does not "know what will happen in the future."

Europe has never thought about the future of its energy security, CEO admitted, adding that supplies from Africa might become an alternative to Russian gas.
TASS