Italian Prime Minister: Germany has already paid for Russian gas in rubles

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi indirectly acknowledged the possibility of paying for Russian gas in rubles.

The Italian Prime Minister made this statement on May 11 at a press conference in Washington, where the day before he met with US President Joseph Biden.

TASS about this.

Draghi expressed confidence that countries would pay for gas from Russia in rubles, since there was no official statement that this was a violation of sanctions.

Therefore, this is a gray area,” said the head of the Italian government.

The prime minister noted that Germany, which is the largest importer of Russian gas, has already paid for its supplies in rubles.

And most gas importers have already opened accounts in rubles, – Draghi added.