Blinken: the United States is not ready to conclude that Russia is already using energy resources as – Economy and business
WASHINGTON, November 10. / TASS /. The United States is not ready to conclude that Russia is using its energy resources as a geopolitical weapon; Washington is studying the situation. This announcement on Wednesday by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at a joint press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
He was asked why Washington cannot agree with Ukraine’s claims that Russia is already using energy resources as a geopolitical weapon. “We are studying whether Russia is using the energy it has, <...> in a positive way or seeks to use it as a weapon, ”the Secretary of State replied.
“She [Россия] said she had enough reserves to meet the energy needs of Europe <...>… – it is approved. “We are looking into this very, very carefully,” Blinken added.
On October 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the plenary session of the Russian Energy Week, called the statements about the policy of the Russian Federation as politically motivated chatter. He points to the fact that even during the most difficult periods of the Cold War, it regularly, on a permanent basis, fully fulfilling its contractual deliveries, supplied gas to Europe.