Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov says that Western countries have not stopped buying Russian gas and oil, but are now doing so in a roundabout way. Announced in the broadcast “Russia 1”.
Asked whether he understood correctly that Western countries are still buying the same Russian gas and oil, but in a roundabout way, the head of the department answered “Correct”.
Shulginov did not provide other details, including the volume of purchases of Russian resources by Western countries.
On December 5 last year, the European Union’s embargo on offshore oil supplies from Russia went into effect. The G7 countries, the EU and Australia have imposed an upper cap on the price of Russian oil supplied by sea for their ships and territories at US$60 per barrel.
before the West suspicious The effectiveness of sanctions due to the increase in Russia’s oil revenues.
Also at Junge Welt allowedThat the West is imposing “deadly” sanctions that hit poor countries.