Russian gas giant Gazprom announced on Tuesday 31 May that it was suspending gas deliveries to GasTerra, the main gas supplier to the Netherlands, due to the company’s refusal to comply with new Russian requirements to pay for its gas. The same decision was taken for the Danish gas company Orsted.
The requirements, set out in a decree issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 31 March, oblige importers of Russian gas from unfriendly countries to pay in roubles by opening two accounts...