—” Is Turkey paying for Russian gas in roubles?”
NOT EXACTLY.
Ruble-frugal!
In fact, they are not paying at all.
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They are paying in rubles, they are getting it on credit, they are selling the ability to undercut NATO to the Russians in deferred payments or even no payments. They are just getting started in allowing the Russians to work around the effect the Western sanctions are having or have had on Russia. Unfortunately, for the EU no one is working around the devastating effects the Western sanctions on Russian gas is having on the citizens of the EU.