Slovak Economy Minister says ready to pay for Russian gas supplies in rubles

Bratislava [Slovakia], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Slovakia cannot give up Russian gas and will pay for supplies in rubles if needed, Slovak Economy Minister Richard Sulik said on Sunday.

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree stipulating that all contracts for gas supplies with companies registered in "unfriendly" countries be settled only in rubles starting April 1.

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