“I think that this is partly due to the current events in Russia, the announcement of partial mobilization.

The fact is that the market perceives this as an increase in the stakes in the conflict between Russia and the West,” Yushkov said.

He noted that any instability always pushes gas and oil prices up.

“Well, plus, last week we saw that gas is getting cheaper.

And in this regard, it is more likely a rebound to normal prices for recent times, which have been above $ 2 thousand per thousand cubic meters, ”concluded the RT interlocutor.

Earlier it became known that exchange prices for gas in Europe accelerated growth to 9% and almost reached $2,200 per 1,000 cubic meters.

m, according to the London Stock Exchange ICE.