“The movement of the European economy towards recession is good news for the US economy and it looks like America was able to benefit from it,” RIA Novosti quotes him.

He noted that the situation in the European region is "deplorable", as "the European Commission rather hinders" the inflow of investments into the member countries of the European Union.

Earlier, the media wrote that the politicians of the EU countries are outraged by the actions of the White House, which is profiting against the backdrop of the Ukrainian crisis and the shortage of energy resources in Europe.