Originally Posted by
BlackPeter
Well yes, I heard about Putins desire to break international contracts re payment of gas delivery as well. Obviously - he is a crook and a liar, so anything is possible.
However - listening yesterday evening (NZ time) to the German TV news (Tagesschau - 7 am edition) - they said that Putin called and told the German gas suppliers that they can continue to pay in Euros, as the contract between the Russian Gasprom and the German gas suppliers specifies.
I suppose this is more up to date news, it normally takes a bit to channel through to NZ, but who knows ... obviously - Putin is a crook and a liar, so I guess we will see what will happen.
I understand Germans prepared already for gas rationing - I don't think they are prepared to succumb to Putins black mail attempts.