California gas lineWASHINGTON, Mar 10The average price of gasoline in the US rose to $4.3 per gallon (3.785 liters), again hitting record highs, according to the American Automobile Association. According to the association, the average price reached $4.318 per gallon, up almost 7 cents from the previous day. Local media report that in the state of California, where fuel is traditionally more expensive, the price per gallon is approaching $ 6 — in San Francisco, they ask for $ 5.82 for the indicated volume of gasoline. US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a ban on Russian energy imports. Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak noted that the rejection of Russian oil would lead to disastrous consequences for the world market and cause a surge in prices up to $300 per barrel or more. OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo noted that the current situation in the oil market demonstrates that countries should not make global energy a hostage to their political and other differences. >Europe convulsively imitates victory over RussiaRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. In response, Western countries have imposed another anti-Russian sanctions since 2014. As the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said earlier, the Western sanctions are very serious, Russia was preparing for them in advance. He added that they require analysis and coordination of departments in order to develop response measures that meet the interests of the Russian Federation. Dmitry Birichevsky, director of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told RIA Novosti that Moscow's reaction to Western sanctions would be prompt and sensitive, work on response measures is ongoing all directions. He noted that in the face of increased restrictions, the Russian side is reducing the use of the dollar in foreign exchange reserves and external settlements, switching to non-Western capital markets, and also making efforts to protect investment projects from external negative influence. The diplomat stressed that Moscow regrets that the European Union unleashed a «total economic war» against Russia. At the same time, as Birichevsky noted, EU sanctions cause enormous damage to the citizens of the Union itself, the reasons for their introduction are difficult to justify logically. embargo on Russian energy carriers
