MOSCOW, September 5 — RIA Novosti. By setting a price cap for Russian oil, the West risks losing the economic confrontation with Russia, thinks Senator Alexei Pushkov.
Last week, the G7 finance ministers (G7), including Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada, USA, France and Japanin the final statement after the meeting, they confirmed the plan to introduce a «price cap» on Russian oil and ban sea transport services of crude oil and petroleum products Russiaif they are not bought at a limited price and also called on «all countries» to join the initiative. At the same time, the day before, the deputy prime minister Aleksander Nowak He said Russia would not supply oil to countries that would become parties to the agreement on compulsory discounting of Russian raw materials.
“Europe is breaking the energy umbilical cord that connected it with Russia. But due to the enormous resources at its disposal, Russia Europe risks losing, «wrote the MP in his Telegram channel.








