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Russia’s gas payment in rubles demand a ‘breach of contract’: Germany

Russia’s demand for payments in rubles for gas deliveries to Europe constitutes a breach of contract, Germany warned Wednesday.

“The announcement of paying in rubles is… a breach of the contract and we will now discuss with our European partners how we would react to that,” said German Economy Minister Robert Habeck, whose country imported 55 percent of its natural gas from Russia before Moscow invaded Ukraine.

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