Finland announced the cessation of Russian gas supplies on May 21 due to refusal to pay for raw materials in rubles

Finland will stop supplying Russian gas to the country on May 21. This was reported by the Finnish state gas company Gasum .

“It is very unfortunate that the supply of natural gas under our contract will now be stopped. However, we have carefully prepared for this situation and, provided that there are no interruptions in the gas transportation network, we will be able to provide gas to all our customers in the coming months,” said Gasum CEO Mika Viljanen.

Finland was supposed to pay for Russian gas by May 23, but Gasum refused to pay for Russian gas in rubles, as President Vladimir Putin demanded . Prior to this, Poland and Bulgaria refused to comply with the demand; Gazprom had already stopped supplying them with gas.