According to a Kremlin statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz determined in a phone call that an expert discussion on how the transposition to paying for Russian gas in rubles could be carried out, Tass News reported on Wednesday. On Monday, Putin set a March 31 deadline for the country’s central bank and Gazprom to effectuate the transition to paying for Russian gas in rubles. Still, the Group of Seven (G7) member states repeatedly refused Moscow’s demands to use the ruble as the payment currency for the agreed-upon delivery of energy supplies. NN: who do you think is going to blink first and pick up the candy bar and head for the showers? The only thing left is for Putin to Tattoo his name on Germany’s ass.