In particular, Rapier referred to Janis Kluge, an expert at the German Institute for International Relations and Security, indicating an increase in Russia's income from the sale of energy resources. 

“Russian revenues from oil and gas broke another record in April: 1.8 trillion rubles in one month instead of 1.2 trillion in March,” the article says.

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Yuri Borisov said that the Russian side is currently oriented towards China and India in the supply of oil and gas.

Political scientist Anatoly Ivanov, in an interview with the FBA "Economics Today", spoke about the possibility of the EU to abandon Russian energy resources.