This was announced at a briefing by the coordinator of strategic communications of the National Security Council, John Kirby.

“We consider the mark of $60 per barrel to be appropriate,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Earlier, the Financial Times reported that the EU countries had reached an agreement on a price ceiling for Russian oil at $60.

The Czech Presidency of the EU Council reported that the ambassadors of the EU countries officially confirmed the decision to introduce a ceiling on oil prices from Russia.