Significant gas purchaser Germany has reproved the move, emphasizing that the agreements obviously specified how the gas ought to be paid for.
Brussels:
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday excused Russian President Vladimir Putin's interest for Europe to pay for gas in rubles as he blamed Moscow for attempting to evade sanctions over its conflict on Ukraine.
Macron told columnists after an EU highest point in Brussels that the Russian move "isn't in accordance with what was marked, and i'm not sure why we would apply it".
Putin made the interest this week as Moscow battles to set up its economy notwithstanding weakening assents forced by the West over his attack of Ukraine.
Macron said that "we are proceeding with our investigation work" following the Kremlin's move.
In any case, he demanded "every one of the texts marked are clear: it is precluded. So European players who purchase gas and who are on European soil should do as such in euros".
"Today is subsequently unrealistic to do what is mentioned, and it isn't authoritative," he said.
The French chief said he accepted Moscow was involving the progression as "a system to evade" EU sanctions against it for the attack on Ukraine.
Significant gas purchaser Germany has censured the move and Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday repeated that the agreements obviously specified how the gas ought to be paid for.
Europe is scrambling to decrease its dependence on Russian gas. It keeps on piping a huge number of euros every day to Moscow in energy installments, which are as of now outside the extent of the approvals.
Some EU countries have required the alliance to boycott Moscow's key energy sends out, yet the move has up until this point been hindered by nations including Germany that remain excessively careful about the expense of cutting the line.