Browser in portal material Viktor Stefanov dir.bg He pointed out the “pitfalls” of paying Russian gas to Bulgaria in rubles, which is why the country’s government is afraid to switch to this plan.
Pointing out that Bulgaria cannot spend the heating season without Russian gas, Stefanov writes that the plan proposed by Russia carries additional risks for the buyer. Mentioning the details of the conversion of the currency received on the Gazprombank account, he gave a scheme for the payment of gas in rubles.
“If something goes wrong in this series of operations, Gazprom Export’s gas supply will be banned, that is, exports will be banned,” the author writes.
However, the Bank of Russia emphasizes that failures in payments should not lead to an export ban if the buyer “in good faith” made the payment in rubles on time.
Old Bulgaria she asked Gazprom will change the terms of the gas supply contract.