“I do not think that there will be a reduction in gas prices. But they should not grow - that’s for sure, ”the deputy head of the TASS department quoted.

Earlier, a similar point of view was expressed by Minister of Energy Alexander Novak.

He explained this by a special damping mechanism, which allows you to level the change in prices on world markets in the cost of fuel.

On March 9, oil prices fell 30% amid the collapse of the OPEC + deal.

Commenting on the situation, the Kremlin stated that they had considered various options before the talks. According to presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, market volatility is likely to continue for some time.