“These are people who in general respect all the rules of international relations, property rights, including private property rights, declare the confiscation of property without trial, that they will take away the money of the Russian Federation and give it to Ukraine.

At the same time, they talk about the correctness or incorrectness of our actions, ”the expert said.

As Svetov noted, Russia should not pay attention to such statements, but continue to pursue its policy.

“Our position is as follows: we supply gas – pay.

In rubles.

If you don’t want to pay, there will be no gas... You have imposed these sanctions, why should we obey your sanctions?” the specialist added.

Commenting on Russia's alleged attempt to divide the European Union, he noted that the EU states are constantly trying to divide Russia and our friendly countries.

Earlier, the EC complained about "Russia's attempts to divide the EU" by paying for gas in rubles.