Oil rockerMOSCOW, February 26 Russian oil supplies will not be restricted under international sanctions, although such attempts may be made, it will be a sensitive step for the European Union, Alexei Grivach, deputy head of the National Energy Security Fund, told RIA Novosti. On February 24, Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. In response, Western countries announced a new package of sanctions. As for the energy sector, so far Germany has stopped the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, but there have been no restrictions on Russian energy supplies. «Someone, perhaps, would like to turn Russia into a second Iran. But with all due respect to the Islamic Republic, the scale is different both politically, strategically, and in terms of market share. Although attempts, no doubt, will be made,» Grivach commented on the question of whether such restrictions could follow. The European Union, according to him, is not interested in imposing sanctions on Russian supplies of any energy resources because these countries depend on Russia in this regard. «Sanctions against the supply of energy resources from Russia are not imposed. For many EU countries, this is an extremely sensitive topic, if not critical,» the expert emphasized. >Analyst predicted record gas prices in EuropePosted: Maxim Gorbachev
