Russia stops Finland gas flow over payments dispute (updated)

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21/05/2022 05:39

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    OSLO, May 21 (Reuters) - Russia's Gazprom  GAZP.MM  on
Saturday halted gas exports to neighbouring Finland, the Finnish
gas system operator said, the latest escalation of an energy
payments dispute with Western nations.
    "Gas imports through Imatra entry point have been stopped,"
Gasgrid Finland said in a statement.
    Imatra is the entry point for Russian gas into Finland.
    Finnish state-owned gas wholesaler Gasum on Friday said
Gazprom had warned that flows would be halted from 0400 GMT on
Saturday morning.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2XC2CP
    Gazprom Export has demanded that European countries pay for
Russian gas supplies in roubles because of sanctions imposed
over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, but Finland refuses to do so.

 (Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Gwladys Fouche)
 ((terje.solsvik@thomsonreuters.com; +47 918 666 70))