Russian Deputy Prime Minister Overchuk said that the gas situation in Europe was discussed with the United States

“We talked about this with (US Undersecretary of State Wendy. -

) Sherman and with (National Security Adviser Jake. - 

) Sullivan.

And I conveyed to the American side our position regarding our assessments of the reasons for what has happened in Europe today on the gas market, ”he said on the air of the Soloviev Live YouTube channel.

Overchuk said that Washington had assured the delegates of its interest in a "stable Europe" and called on Russia to increase gas supplies to Europe.

“We are encouraged to sell gas to Europe and they say that“ if you sell gas to Europe, you will send a clear signal that you do not use gas as a weapon ”.

But we have never used it as a weapon anyway, ”the Russian Deputy Prime Minister explained.

Earlier, Overchuk called his meeting at the State Department excellent, where he was received by US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.

The Russian Deputy Prime Minister headed the Russian delegation at the autumn session of the governing bodies of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington.