“We consistently adhere to the following position: our approach to oil purchases from Russia is based and will be based on our energy security requirements,” said the diplomat, quoted by TASS.
As Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said earlier, the Russian side is currently focusing on China and India in oil and gas supplies.
Analyst Robert Rapier, in an article for the American portal Oil Price, noted that Russian revenues received from oil and gas exports showed record growth, despite sanctions imposed by the West against Russia.