Bulgaria has paid for Russian gas deliveries for April and supplier Gazprom (GAZP.MM) will be in breach of its current contract if it halts the flow, energy minister Alexander Nikolov told reporters on Wednesday.
SİA informs, citing Reuters, that he said EU and NATO member Bulgaria would observe the European Commission's stance urging countries not to pay for Russian gas in roubles, which Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding.
"Because all trade and legal obligations are being observed, it is clear that at the moment the natural gas is being used more as a political and economic weapon in the current war," Nikolov said.
The Balkan country meets more than 90% of its gas needs with supplies from Russia under a long-term contract that will expire at the end of this year. Nikolov said gas deliveries to consumers were still guaranteed for at least a month.
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