From: slider@anashram.com   
      
   Hours after a Polish news outlet reported that Russia had cut off the gas   
   to Poland, Gazprom PJSC said payment was due today. It didn’t say what   
   would happen if payment wasn’t made but President Vladimir Putin has   
   previously warned that supplies would be halted if his terms weren’t met.   
      
   Moscow and Europe are locked in a standoff over how gas should be paid for   
   and the risk of a cutoff has been looming for weeks. The Kremlin has said   
   that gas must be bought in rubles but the European Union considers that   
   would breach sanctions — and also strengthen Putin’s hand unacceptably.   
      
   Poland, which has been vociferous in its calls for harsher measures   
   against Russia over the war in Ukraine, has made clear it won’t pay in   
   rubles. It reiterated that position on Tuesday.   
      
   Late April and May is when the first payments in rubles are due to be made   
   — and European officials and executives are trying to figure out how best   
   to respond. Europe is hugely dependent on Russian gas, and has so far   
   mostly shielded energy from sanctions.   
      
   The portal said the information was confirmed by Polish government   
   officials as well as representatives of the country’s dominant gas company   
   PGNiG SA. Interfax reported separately that Poland has not received   
   natural gas from the east via the Yamal-Europe highway since the early   
   morning of April 26, citing data from gas operators.   
      
   https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/russia-halted-gas-sup   
   lies-to-poland-onet-pl-reports   
      
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