Putin is not afraid of sanctions: Russia wants to sell oil only to friendly countries! And for any price – Topky.sk

“We have all the necessary resources and opportunities to find alternative solutions quickly,” Putin said during a public meeting on the development of the northern parts of the Russian Federation. “As for Russian oil, gas and coal, we can increase their consumption in the domestic market … and also increase the supply of energy raw materials to the parts of the world that really need them,” Putin added. According to the Idnes.cz portal, the Russian Minister of Energy for Izvestia was to state that Moscow is ready to sell oil and oil products to friendly countries at any price. In other words, the real prices are said to be from $ 80 to $ 150 per barrel. According to Interfax, the main goal of the Kremlin is to keep the oil industry going. For Putin, however, the US embargo on Russian oil and the fact that many countries refuse to buy from Russia only in principle means that he will have to look for customers elsewhere. Especially in Asia. Archive VIDEO Eduard Heger: We need to work very intensively to disconnect the EU from Russian gas as soon as possible. First and foremost, this is China, which has been the largest non-European consumer of Russian oil for several years. Another option could be India, but there is a problem. US President Joe Biden was supposed to call Indian Prime Minister Narender Modih and warn him that increasing energy dependence on Russian oil is not in India’s interests. Shortly afterwards, the Indian oil company IOL excluded some suppliers from its purchase tenders, including some Russian ones. As part of its sanctions package against the Kremlin, the United States has banned oil or gas imports from Russia, while the EU and Japan have imposed a coal embargo. Several Euroblock countries are refusing to suddenly disconnect from Russia’s pipelines because 40 percent of its annual consumption flows through them, AFP recalls. The Czech Republic announced on Tuesday that it will try to stop oil imports from Russia and minimize relations with Moscow during its presidency of the Council of the European Union.