“In terms of forecasts for prices, and especially for supplies from the Russian Federation, there should also not be any undue excitement around issues related to discounts,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.

Sechin assured that Russian specialists know how to resolve these issues.

Earlier it was reported that on February 1, the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on retaliatory measures to the ceiling on oil prices from Russia from the G7 and the European Union came into force.

The head of state has banned the supply of oil and oil products from Russia to those who prescribe the maximum price for Russian energy resources in contracts.