Prices for Brent and WTI crude oil fell by more than 5%

So, as of 12:07 Moscow time, the cost of Brent futures with delivery in February fell by 5.09% - to $ 69.78.

The January WTI futures price fell 5.64% to $ 66.89.

Earlier, Igor Yushkov, a leading analyst at the National Energy Security Fund, an expert at the Financial University under the Government of Russia, commented on the situation on the gas market in Europe in an interview with the Economics Segodnya FBA.