☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 4 years agoPutin tells Europe to pay for gas in rublesnews.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down14
arrow-up134arrow-down1external-linkPutin tells Europe to pay for gas in rublesnews.yahoo.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 4 years agomessage-square29linkfedilink
minus-squareMarcellusDrum@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 years agoAnd yet he can force them to do it.
minus-squarepingveno@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·4 years agoI’m not actually sure he can, since some of the contracts are written in Euros.
minus-squareMarcellusDrum@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·4 years agoWhat are they gonna do if he broke the contract’s terms? Sanction him?
minus-squarepingveno@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 years agoIt’s a bit of a game of chicken. Countries might press harder to get off Russian gas and oil if it’s clear that contract terms will be broken.
minus-squareisleofmist@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 years agoThe sanctions already broke those contracts.
And yet he can force them to do it.
I’m not actually sure he can, since some of the contracts are written in Euros.
What are they gonna do if he broke the contract’s terms? Sanction him?
It’s a bit of a game of chicken. Countries might press harder to get off Russian gas and oil if it’s clear that contract terms will be broken.
The sanctions already broke those contracts.