
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia supplied gas to Europe at a price of $150-180 per thousand cubic meters, but the Europeans considered it expensive and insisted on switching to market pricing.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on the historical prices for Russian gas supplied to Europe.
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about Europe's attitude to Russian gas prices. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
Putin said that Russia supplied gas to Europe for $150-180, but it was expensive for the Europeans.
“We supplied the same gas to Europe for 150 dollars, 180 [dollars] per thousand cubic meters. It’s expensive, we were told, we need to switch to market pricing,” he emphasized.

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