“Even if the world goes through the coming weeks without serious volatility in the oil markets, the next major sanctions “bomb” could hit both energy supplies to Europe and world prices,” the article says.

At the same time, the Russian side will not be severely damaged by the introduction of a ceiling on oil prices, Cooper noted.

Earlier it was reported that Australia and the G7 countries reached an agreement on the ceiling price of Russian oil at $60 per barrel.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that the Russian departments were preparing for the introduction of a ceiling on oil prices.

Economist Mikhail Belyaev, in an interview with the FBA "Economy Today", spoke about the introduction of a ceiling on prices for Russian oil.