Gazprom Export will suspend gas supplies to the Dutch gas trader GasTerra due to non-payment for gas supplied in April and refusal to pay in rubles, Gazprom Export said in a statement.

As of the end of the business day on May 30 (the payment deadline stipulated by the contract), Gazprom Export had not received payment from GasTerra for gas supplies in April. In this regard, Gazprom Export notified GasTerra of the suspension of gas supplies from May 31, 2022 until payment is made in accordance with the procedure established by the above-mentioned decree (of the President of the Russian Federation), TASS reports.

The Dutch company also notified Gazprom Export that it does not intend to make payments for gas supplies in rubles in accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation and in accordance with the scheme proposed by Gazprom Export.