Washington plans to halve Moscow’s income from exports of energy resources, including oil and gas, by 2030. A British newspaper reported that Finance TimesReferring to the statement of Geoffrey Pyatt, US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources.
The official noted that Western restrictions on the Russian Federation will remain valid for “many years.” According to him, the restrictions are aimed at reducing the country’s military potential and its ability to finance a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine.
“We will do everything we can to make this a reality,” Payette said.
At the same time, he noted that after the implementation of anti-Russian sanctions, Moscow began to use the so-called “shadow fleet” for the transportation of raw materials by sea. In this regard, as the official said, the American leadership plans to take all necessary measures to reduce the effectiveness of this restriction bypass plan.
Analysts at the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted that Russia’s income from oil and natural gas supplies would decrease by 2030. Experts do not exclude that this figure will decrease by 40-50 percent if Western sanctions continue.
Payette also warned that the U.S. government has the ability to put pressure on shippers. Thanks to this, Washington will be able to receive maximum information about the transported goods, which will raise even the slightest suspicion.
Previously in the Kremlin spoke About the duration of anti-Russian sanctions.