Biden harshly criticized Russia's gas blackmail/Channel 24 Collage
Russia's attempts to force European countries to pay for gas in rubles have drawn sharp criticism from Joe Biden. The President of the United States emphasized that intimidation and blackmail of allies will not work.
The head of the White House wrote about this on social networks. Biden noted: Russia has already threatened to cut off gas supplies to two European allies.
No one will allow Russia to blackmail or intimidate – Biden -markup”>I'll be clear: we will not allow Russia to intimidate or blackmail to get out of sanctions. And we will not allow them to use their oil to avoid consequences for their aggression,” Biden explained.
Washington is working with South Korea, Japan and Qatar to ensure that Russia-blackmailed allies can meet their energy needs in other ways. Biden assured that aggression, like blackmail, will not pass.
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Gas blackmail of Russia: latest news
- Russia requires European countries to pay for gas in rubles.
- Poland and Bulgaria were the first to refuse to do so. Therefore, Moscow suspended gas supplies to these countries.
- However, both Warsaw and Sofia assured that they can completely do without the blue fuel of the aggressor state.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that such moves by Moscow indicate that Europe cannot have economic cooperation with Russia.
