Türkiye agrees to use roubles to make payments for one fourth of the natural gas it buys from Russia, says President Putin
The two sides have agreed to put the payment model into action in the"near future", says Russian President Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that 25 percent of Russian gas supplies to Türkiye would be paid for in roubles and that an agreement on this would come into force soon. "Our agreement on deliveries of Russian natural gas to Turkey should come into effect in the near future, with 25 percent of payment for these deliveries in Russian roubles," Putin said.Türkiye has maintained warmer relations with Russia than other European Union countries have.
"We are making efforts to finalise the conflict in Ukraine through diplomacy as soon as possible," Erdogan added.Russia's response to sanctions
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