“Our country is a world energy power, we supply about 23% of gas, the same share of oil and oil products.
Therefore, the purely political decisions made regarding the ban on the supply of oil and oil products to a number of countries are a challenge both for Russia and for the entire oil industry, ”Novak said, quoted by TASS.
The political actions of Western countries and poor planning of the energy mix have led to higher prices around the world, he recalled.
“In the US, we see record prices at gas stations, in the UK and the EU, the price of gas stations reaches €2.5.
Consumer prices are rising, the cost of housing and communal services, inflation in the United States reaches 8.6%, in Europe - more than 6% It becomes obvious that the decisions taken against Russia are purely political in nature for the sake of the same political ambitions, ”said the Deputy Prime Minister.