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SANCTIONS BACKFIRE? Shell Can’t Use Gazprom’s Ruble-Payment System Due to Sanctions

Shell may find it difficult to pay for Russian gas this month, as the Kremlin demands payments be transferred through the UK-sanctioned Gazprombank.

Gazprom, the largest provider of gas to Europe, will now only accept rubles as payment for supplies of the fuel to “unfriendly” states, including EU nations and the UK.

To keep receiving natural gas, all buyers now need two accounts in Gazprombank, in rubles and a foreign currency. This is impossible for Shell, because the lender was sanctioned by the UK in March.

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