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Russian demands for its energy exports to be paid for in rubles would amount to a security of supply threat, International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol said March 24 at an IEA ministerial meeting. Russian President Vladimir Putin made the demand that “unfriendly” countries pay for their gas imports in rubles on March 23 .
Europe is now on the “safe side” with regard to gas supply this winter despite concerns over Russian deliveries, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Feb. 16, amid the continued standoff between Moscow and the West over Ukraine. In a speech at the European Parliament, von der Leyen also criticized Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom .