“The idea that we can 'push the button' and lower gasoline prices is unlikely in the short term.

The same applies to food, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.

On May 31, US gasoline prices reached a new all-time high of $4.622 per 3.785 liters.

The White House again placed the responsibility for this on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the rise in prices in the world can be explained by the sanctions imposed by the West.