Germany Says to Still Pay for Russian Gas in Euros/Dollars After Scholz–Putin Call

Germany Says to Still Pay for Russian Gas in Euros/Dollars After Scholz–Putin Call
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during the Global Solutions Summit 2022 in Berlin on March 28, 2022. Annegret Hilse/Reuters
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BERLIN—Germany will continue to pay for Russian gas in euros or dollars, a government spokesman said, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin had told the German chancellor nothing would change for European partners despite his plan for rouble payments.

Russia has said that because of Western financial sanctions over Ukraine, it plans to require payment for its energy exports—especially the gas that Germany depends on—in roubles rather than the usual euros or dollars from April 1.