The State Department admitted that it will be difficult for Europe to reduce dependence on gas and oil from Russia

“It will not be easy - Europe is heavily and for a long time dependent on Russian energy.

It will take time to change course, and Europe will face difficult decisions to reduce this dependence, ”RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.

Hochstein noted that the most effective way to solve the problem would be to reduce Europe's dependence on all types of fossil resources supplied from Russia.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with Pavel Zarubin on the Russia 24 TV channel, called the short-sighted energy policy of European countries one of the reasons for the food crisis.

Member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Dmitry Belik, in an interview with RT, supported Putin's statement about the short-sighted energy policy of Europe.

Alexander Perov, head of special projects of the National Energy Security Fund, commented on the situation on the oil market in an interview with the Economics Today FBA.