it would be violating all sanctions. as a matter of fact, one of the traders which is buying gas from russia i don t know how they re doing it, maybe through an offshore. you don t know how they re doing it? surely, you must know how they re doing it, you re the prime minister! ..is an estonian company, an estonian company is also purchasing. but you are the prime minister. you oversee a government which is committed to maintaining sanctions on russia. you say you are going to stop using russian gas. but at the same time, you acknowledge that you re still receiving russian gas how can this be? because the law is passed that we will not, and you cannot receive russian gas after 1 january. you currently cannot pay for any russian gas in roubles, and no company is doing that. we also have a financial sector which is making sure no rouble payments are being made. there are traders who are finding a different way through, apparently offshore companies that are still having some. and you
buying gas from russia i don t know how they re doing it, maybe through an offshore. you don t know how they re doing it? surely you must know how they re doing it, you re the prime minister! ..is an estonian company, an estonian company is also purchasing. but you are the prime minister. you oversee a government which is committed to maintaining sanctions on russia. you say you are going to stop using russian gas. but at the same time, you acknowledge that you re still receiving russian gas how can this be? because the law is passed that we will not, and you cannot receive russian gas afterjanuary one. you currently cannot pay for any russian gas in roubles, and no company is doing that. we also have a financial sector which is making sure no rouble payments are being made. there are traders who are finding a different way through, apparently offshore companies that are still having some. and you haven t stopped them? we have not stopped them because the law says and that s pass
the ukrainian government, and the ukrainian people to decide. but what has to be clear that russia understands that military adventurism does not pay. it will not pay, it s not paying in ukraine, and certainly not outside of ukraine. prime minister karins, i m very grateful to you for joining me on hardtalk. thank you. hello, and welcome to a look at weather for the week ahead. in fact, the next six to ten days takes us just about to the end of august and there s no sign of that intense, excessive heat returning. and having had a bit of useful rain this week
on russian gas supplies. well, my guest today is latvia s prime minister, kristjanis karins. just how vulnerable is latvia? prime minister kristjanis karins, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine happened six months ago. right now, here in latvia, has that war raised the level of fear to new heights? what the war has done has raised the level of mobilisation. so the first effect was the mobilisation from the grassroots, people rallying to the support of ukraine citizens, ordinary people coming
is latvia s prime minister, kristjanis karins. just how vulnerable is latvia? prime minister kristjanis karins, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine happened six months ago. right now, here in latvia, has that war raised the level of fear to new heights? what the war has done has raised the level of mobilisation. so the first effect was the mobilisation from the grassroots, people rallying to the support of ukraine citizens, ordinary people coming together, asking, what can we do to help ukraine? and we ve had a mass