According to the authors of the article, the act of setting a price limit is “far from the Western ideology, which respects freedom as much as possible” and produces a “strange impression”.

“It’s unfortunate to see how the big powers come together to distort the market,” writes the portal.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak warned that Russia would not supply oil and oil products to countries that introduced ceilings on energy prices.

According to Oil Price columnist Irina Slav, the introduction of a price ceiling could lead to an increase in energy prices, which will increase Russia's income.