Fjords of Norway . Archival photoMOSCOW, May 23Norwegian Foreign Secretary Eivind Vad Petersson responded to the proposal of Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to share the proceeds from oil and gas exports.
"Although as a result of the conflict in Ukraine oil revenues have grown, the value of the fund (Norwegian State Pension Fund, which is filled with oil revenues — ed.) has fallen" he said in a written response to VG.
Petersson clarified that this was a decline of about 550 billion Norwegian kroner (56 billion dollars. — Approx. ed.), partly due to the fall in the stock market. He added that the Norwegian economy and Norwegian consumers were also affected by rising prices for electricity and gasoline. Western countries announced a series of new sanctions against Russia because of Ukraine, and statements in Europe began to sound louder about the need to reduce dependence on Russian energy resources. The policy of refusing supplies is actively supported by the United States, which is calling on alternative producers to increase their production. President Vladimir Putin has said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy for the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of the United States and Europe is to worsen the lives of millions of people. The head of state also stressed that the West had actually declared a default on its obligations to Russia, freezing its foreign exchange reserves. their