“I would say that this is just an interaction that has been taking place over the past couple of days, it is still ongoing,” TASS quotes her.
Thus, Psaki answered a question about media reports about Washington's contacts with the organization in order to increase oil production to contain prices.
“It must be a long-term engagement, a consistent long-term engagement as we work to eliminate prohibitive behavior not only in the United States but also in the global marketplace, and we take steps we deem reasonable to bring down gasoline prices for the American public,” She added.
Earlier, Stanislav Mitrakhovich, a leading expert of the National Energy Security Fund, lecturer at the Financial University under the Government of Russia, in an interview with FBA "Economics Today" said that Russia's return to the pre-pandemic level in terms of oil production will depend on the viability of the stopped fields.