epa09939876 The Gazprom building on Moskovsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg, Russia, 11 May 2022. The International Gas Union (IGU), of which Gazprom is a member, has suspended, until further notice, any participation by Russian Federation entities in its activities. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered in March 2022 that 'unfriendly countries' paid for Russian gas in rubles, adding that Moscow would refuse to accept payments under gas contracts with those states in 'compromised' currencies, particularly dollars and euro. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV
