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Apr 28, 2022 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
FT splash this morning: Europe’s leading energy cos are about to sign up to a Kremlin-devised scheme:
It will sidestep EU sanctions & funnel money via Switzerland to keep the gas flowing - pumping billions of urgently needed roubles into Russia’s economy enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/19cc605…
Under the scheme, companies will open two accounts with Gazprombank in Switzerland.