“European officials are once again trying to shift the problems and failures of their own energy policy in recent years onto Russia,” RIA Novosti quotes Novak.
According to him, the result was a sharp rise in energy prices.
“I responsibly declare that Russia has nothing to do with the current rise in prices and volatility in the market,” he said.
Earlier, Gazprom said that gas prices in Europe could become even higher, but the reason for this is not the company's activities.