March 31 (Reuters) - Customers from "unfriendly" countries will have to buy roubles for the currency stipulated in their contracts for subsequent Russian gas purchases, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov ...

President Vladimir Putin has said Russia, the world's largest natural gas producer, will soon require "unfriendly" countries to pay for fuel in roubles, raising alarm about a possible gas crunch in ...

The leaders of Italy and Germany said they received assurances from Mr Putin about gas supplies. Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree demanding payment for natural gas in roubles, but ...

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At the heart of the economic war: the parity of the rouble. Ulianapinto/Pixabay, CC BY The Russian response to Western sanctions took a rather original form on Monday 7 March: to draw up a list of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct 13 (Reuters) - Economy Minister Maxim Oreshkin told the Financial Times that Russia is looking at alternatives to the U.S.