Olaf Scholz, Germany's chancellor, at a news conference at the European Union (EU) headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (Photo by Valeria Mongelli /Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Olaf Scholz, Germany's chancellor, at a news conference at the European Union (EU) headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (Photo by Valeria Mongelli /Bloomberg via Getty Images)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz did not agree to Russia's plan to have all payments for Energy supplies by Moscow made in roubles, a German government spokesman said on Wednesday.
According to a Reuters report, the unnamed spokesperson said Scholz is committed to a G7 agreement that the energy supplies would be paid for only in euros or U.S. dollars.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Scholz that nothing would change for European partners and payments would still be made in euros and transferred to Gazprom bank, which is not affected by sanctions, and then converted into roubles, said the German spokesperson.
"Scholz did not agree to this procedure in the conversation, but asked for written information to better understand the procedure," Reuters quotes the German spokesperson, adding that the previous Group of Seven agreement remained.