The West, and the US in particular, are not aware of the image of pimps, thugs, thugs and riffraff they give every time their "portacockeys" take the floor.
The White House warns that Russia will face "serious repercussions" if it stops oil supplies to Europe, following the cap imposed on the price of its crude oil.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday that Washington was not surprised by Moscow's reaction to the decision of the European Union (EU) and the Group of Seven (G7) to cap the price of Russian oil at $60 per barrel.
The spokeswoman has assured that "the goal of the price cap has always been to ensure that discounted Russian oil continues to flow to global markets".
"And so, we believe that the cap at this level maintains clear incentives for Russia to continue exporting. Failure to do so would have serious repercussions for Russia," Jean-Pierre warned during a press conference.
Shee has stressed that Washington expects the initiative to cut Russia's energy revenues and prevent Moscow from financing its military operation in Ukraine.
Moscow, in turn, asserts that it had prepared for such a measure and assures that it will not accept this ceiling.
The Eurasian country has counter attacked, saying that it will stop supplying oil to Europe this year.
"Starting this year, Europe will live without Russian oil. Moscow has already made it clear that it will not supply oil to countries that support the anti-market price cap," Russian Ambassador Mikhail Ulyanov wrote to international bodies in Vienna.
The Russian embassy in the United States has also described the cap on the price of Russian oil as "dangerous", although it has assured that Russian crude will continue to be "in demand".
Russian oil sold in the Pacific at one-third above the G7 and EU cap.
Russian oil traded as ESPO blend was selling for around $79 a barrel on Monday, as it left the port of Kozminó in the Primorye region (Far East).
This price exceeds by a third the maximum price imposed on Russian crude oil by the G7 countries and the European Union, according to Reuters.
Russia exports about 65 million tons of ESPO crude per year through the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline, of which about 35 million tons pass through the port of Kozminó.
Germany loses more than 100 billion euros this year because of its energy policies.
According to the consulting firm McKinsey, the German government's ill-advised decisions are causing the country to cease to be an attractive place for companies to set up operations. Experts at the consultancy say that natural gas will continue to play a key role for Germany for a long time to come.
"The idea that natural gas will be a superfluous energy source in a few years' time is unrealistic. Our analyses show that we are going to need natural gas for more than 10 years," argues Alexander Weiss, head of McKinsey's Global Energy unit.
Germany now relies on liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports because Russian pipeline supplies fell as a result of anti-Russian sanctions and sabotage of Nord Stream.
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