Russia’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, said that from this winter, Europe will live without Russian oil.
“From this year, Europe will live without Russian oil. “Moscow has already made clear that it will not supply oil to countries that support an anti-market price ceiling.”
He also expressed confidence that the European Union would soon accuse Russia of using oil as a weapon. “Wait,” Ulyanov wrote on Twitter.
“Moscow won’t accept”
Spokesperson of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitriy Peskov, commenting on the ceiling brought by the EU, stressed that Russia will not accept it.
“We are now analyzing. Some preparations have been made for such a ceiling. We will not accept this ceiling,” TASS quotes a Kremlin representative.
“And after a quick analysis we will report on how the work will be organized,” Peskov added.
LDPR leader Leonid Slutsky also said “no price restrictions are unacceptable” for Moscow. “There will be no oil supply to countries under price ceiling conditions, even if that happens. [ограниченные поставки] It will be more profitable,” he said.
According to him, the EU is “endangering its energy security.” “They didn’t install a ceiling, but they broke the bottom again. And for what? In order to satisfy the ambitions of overseas partners. But Europeans cannot expect help from them, ”said Slutsky, expressing his confidence.
“Not a war in the sense of international law”
The press service of the German government issued a message emphasizing that Russia is not waging an energy war with Germany. The statement was made after the subsequent accusations of German Finance Minister Christian Lindner against the Russian Federation, who repeatedly stated in his interviews that there was an ‘energy war’.
The term “energy war” is used symbolically and is not a war in the sense of international law. The press service of RIA Novosti should make it clear that in the current situation Russia is using energy and energy resources as a means of pressure to achieve political goals, ”said the press service.
At the same time, the German Cabinet recalled that Berlin had previously imposed sanctions on Moscow and continues to comply with them.
ceiling from $60
On December 2, the European Council finally agreed to a ceiling price of $60 per barrel with a review mechanism for Russian oil. The measures are designed to weaken Russia’s economic potential so that the country can no longer finance the war in Ukraine.
The “height” of the ceiling was long denied, as Polish representatives insisted on the $30-per-barrel limit, although most participating countries opposed the $65-70 limit.
On the same day, the G7 countries and Australia also announced that they agreed to limit the price of Russian oil to $60 per barrel. The price ceiling will be reviewed every two months to ensure that the rate remains at least 5% below average market rates.
In October, when discussions on price ceilings in Western countries were just beginning, President Vladimir Putin made it clear that he would not supply anything abroad to the detriment of Russia’s interests.
“Russia will not act against common sense, it will pay for someone else’s kindness at its own expense. “We will not provide energy resources to countries that will limit their prices,” he said. stressed Head of state at the Russian Energy Week forum.