Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu has proposed a ceiling for Russia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply because Moscow is making “too much profit”. According to the TV channel, he made such a statement on the eve of the European Council (EU) meeting on foreign relations. Deutsche Welle (organization included in the list of foreign agents by the Ministry of Justice).
According to Reinsalu, the LNG price should be limited by analogy with the Russian oil ceiling price, which has been in effect since December 5, 2022. At the same time, the head of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that the limit on the cost of Russian raw materials should be reduced from $ 60 to $ 30 per barrel.
In addition, Tallinn will raise the issue of joint ammunition procurement by EU countries for Ukraine. Reinsalu estimated the cost of 1 million rounds to be €4 billion.
enters into force on 5 December entry An agreement between the European Union, the G7 countries (England, Germany, Italy, Canada, France, Japan and the USA) and Australia on the ceiling price of Russian oil of $60 per barrel. from February 5 acquired US$100 per barrel price cap for Russian petroleum products sold at a higher price than crude oil (e.g. diesel and kerosene). For discount traders (for example, for naphtha and fuel oil), the ceiling was $45.
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