EU member states won’t pay for Russian gas in rubles, the European Commission said on Tuesday, rejecting Moscow’s March 31 deadline for switching payment mechanisms. The announcement comes a day after a similar response from the G7 nations.

The Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday his country will not supply natural gas to the European market for free, as euros and dollars will not be accepted from March 31. Peskov was commenting on the possibility of Western companies refusing to pay for gas in rubles.

Stefano Gizzi has had his powers revoked after he published a photo of the letter ‘Z’ and expressed solidarity with Moscow Stefano Gizzi, the Councilor for Culture in the commune of Ceccano, Italy has had his powers revoked after sparking outrage by publicly expressing support for Russia in a now-deleted Facebook post.