“In my opinion, this is not the ceiling, but the bottom, they mixed up the location a bit,” RIA Novosti quotes her.
According to the diplomat, this is an anti-market measure that disrupts supply chains and sets a dangerous precedent for international trade, which at the moment is still carried out on market principles.
Zakharova also recalled the warning of the Russian authorities about their intention to stop oil supplies to those countries that will join the initiative.
Earlier, Reuters, citing diplomats, reported that the EU countries could not agree on the level of the price limit for oil from Russia.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that the introduction of a ceiling on oil prices could lead to a shortage of energy resources.