https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/03/30/live-updates-kremlin-rubles-for-gas-switch-will-take-time/

MOSCOW — The Kremlin says that it will take some time to switch payments for Russian gas to rubles.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to make the necessary arrangements by Friday to ensure that European customers pay for Russian gas in rubles rather than Western currencies. The West has rejected the demand.