In May, Bulgargaz asked Gazprom Export to settle the claim voluntarily but the Russian company did not respond, prompting Bulgargaz to pursue legal action, the public gas supplier said in a press release.
Gazprom cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria in April 2022 because the Southeast European country refused to pay in rubles, following a unilateral change of the contract terms by the Russian company.
(SeeNews, July 9, 2024)