cash for gas but only cash that we can use might be a good title for this, as russia isn't allowed to use the empire's cash right now;

G7 has ostensibly “rejected” payments for gas in rubles and formed a united front against them causing the Kremlin to calrify that if there are no Russian rubles, there will also be no Russian gas:

Moscow is handling the details of its gas delivery plans to unfriendly countries for payment in rubles, but it won’t engage in charity if Europe refuses to pay in the Russian currency, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday.

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The Kremlin spokesman remained tight-lipped on what measures Russia might take if Europe refused to pay for gas in rubles, noting that these “issues should be sorted out as they develop.” “But we will definitely not supply gas for free, that’s for sure. It is hardly possible and reasonable to engage in charity in our situation,” he emphasized.

However, a closer reading of the G7’s “rejection” of ruble payments reveals they are only rejected in principle, but not necessarily in reality:

Robert Habeck told reporters that “all G-7 ministers agreed completely that this would be a clear breach of the existing contracts” for natural gas, which is used to heat homes, generate electricity and power industry.

Habeck said that “payment in ruble is not acceptable and we will urge the companies affected not to follow Putin’s demand.”..........read more........