He said this at a press conference following the EU summit in Brussels.

“American gas is 3-4 times cheaper on the domestic market than the price at which it is offered to be purchased by Europeans ... These are double standards,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Earlier, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that the actions of some "friendly countries", including the EU and the US, lead to an increase in prices for liquefied natural gas.

On October 20, the Global Times claims that some Europeans have already begun to understand that, as part of the situation in Ukraine, they have become victims of the global strategy of the United States.