Copenhagen. Archival photoMOSCOW, 1 Jun. Denmark is on the verge of a state of emergency due to record fuel prices following the imposition of sanctions against Moscow and plans to abandon Russian energy, Jyske Bank oil strategist Jan Bülow told DR. With the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, fuel prices in Denmark are moving only upwards and have already grown from 14 crowns (about 130 rubles) per liter of gasoline to almost 18 (165 rubles). The banker is sure that the «inconceivable» level of 20 crowns (about 185 rubles) is quite achievable.
"We are gradually slipping into an emergency. When you come to the gas station for gasoline or diesel, you can feel it. It hits the wallet,» Bülow said.
Commenting on the decision of EU leaders «immediately» to cut oil imports from Russia by two-thirds by banning tanker deliveries, the banker said that this step would hit the raw material market, which was already under pressure. serious pressure.
Al Mayadeen: The policy of humiliating Russia will lead the West to collapse «, at which prices per barrel of oil will reach $ 140-170, and gasoline in Denmark will cost 20 crowns per liter. According to Bülow, OPEC can ease the situation by increasing production, but so far this has not happened. Danske Bank Chief Analyst Jakob Ekholdt Christensen predicted a strong blow to the economy of the kingdom: fuel will rise in price, which will force you to save on other purchases. «And this is fraught with a domino effect: the European Central Bank may raise interest rates more than expected. This will affect rents and mortgages, which, in turn, will undermine the finances of the Danes who pay back loans,» the economist warned.Bulgaria announced falling into the Russian «gas trap» The measures mainly affected the financial sector and the supply of high-tech products, but calls to reduce dependence on Russian energy resources have become louder in Europe. From Russia. The ban will affect only deliveries by sea, and the oil coming through the Druzhba pipeline is not limited. But, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, by the end of the year the EU expects to abandon almost 90 percent of Russian oil imports. -content/uploads/2022/06/ca42e2cc392e76318d8beeaab4ee9f23.jpg» />»Playing with death»: the Chinese ridiculed the EU embargo on Russian oil