European Commission warns against opening accounts in roubles

European Commission warns against opening accounts in roubles

Opening accounts in roubles at Russian banks to pay for gas would breach EU sanctions against Russia, the European Commission confirmed in its updated guidance documents, Qazet.az reports.

EU countries had asked the commission for clarity on how to legally continue to buy Russian fuel as Moscow threatened to cut off supplies to those not paying in roubles.

"It goes beyond the indications which we give to the member states of what was allowed under the regime," a European Commission spokesman added at a press briefing.