This is reported by the Financial Times, citing sources.
According to the newspaper, representatives of the US Treasury held a meeting with managers of Trafigura and Gunvor trading companies.
“The Americans actively urged us ... to start trading again (in Russian raw materials. -
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),” one of the participants in the negotiations told the publication.
His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
Earlier, the chairman of the board of directors of the American oil and gas corporation Chevron, Mike Wirth, said that the price limit for oil products from Russia set by Western countries created many difficulties for the energy markets.
Prior to this, China Daily wrote that the oil price ceiling had strengthened the Russian economy and had a negative impact on the economies of Western countries.