OREANDA-NEWS  Foreigners will be able to pay for gas in rubles by April 1, 2025, by transferring funds to the supplier's account not only to Gazprombank (GPB), but also to other financial and credit organizations. Such a decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the document is published on the portal of legal acts.

"The obligation to pay for the supply of natural gas by a foreign buyer is considered to be duly fulfilled in the case of crediting funds in rubles to a ruble account opened by a Russian supplier in a Russian credit institution," the text of the document says.