The head of the Russian State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, stressed that “the packages of European sanctions prove that the West has exhausted the arsenal of means to contain Russia and limit its development.”

He pointed out that “an analysis of the sanctions and previous decisions of Brussels and Washington shows that the introduction of new sanctions measures will force Western politicians to choose between a very bad and a bad scenario for their economies and citizens of their countries.”

Volodin explained: “For his country, the potential losses from the embargo on oil exports to Europe can reach $22 billion annually, but due to high energy prices provoked by the sanctions themselves and the reorientation of Russian oil sales markets to the Asian direction, the costs can be fully compensated. “. The Russian economy is likely to prosper in the future.

He pointed out that “Europe will pay more than 250 billion euros annually due to the rise in record energy prices.”

“Washington wants to govern those countries that used to strive for greater independence, and now these countries can hardly even think about it, because they have more problems,” Volodin said.

Yesterday the Council of the European Union announced that new European sanctions approved the gradual elimination of imports of Russian oil within 6 months and oil products within 8 months, which exacerbates the energy crisis in European countries.