OPEC headquarters in Vienna. File photoMOSCOW, June 1Reports about the alleged suspension of Russia's participation in OPEC + are informational stuffing, among the countries included in the deal there are enough states that do not support the sanctions policy against the Russian Federation and are unlikely to vote for significant changes in oil production, said Valery Vasilyev, deputy head of the Federation Council committee on economic policy. The Wall Street Journal previously reported, citing delegates to OPEC, that a number of members of the organization are studying the possibility of suspending Russia's participation in the OPEC+ deal amid Western sanctions. After such statements on behalf of anonymous people, there will be no action, also because among the 10 countries that are currently members of OPEC +, there are enough states that do not support the sanctions policy against Russia and are unlikely to vote for any significant changes in oil production,» the senator told RIA Novosti. According to him, all these allegedly behind the scenes These discussions only say that someone «wishes to wishful thinking.» There is a big difference between the words «discuss» and «do». The Arab world should be judged only by deeds, and the actions of the Arab countries speak just about supporting the Russian course,» he said.Media: OPEC is studying the idea of stopping Russia's participation in an oil production deal today there is no unity in the EU on the issue of imposing an embargo on Russian oil.» And although the leaders of European countries are trying to force a number of EU counterparts to prepare for such a decision, this «preparation», according to many experts, will take significantly more time than they plan in EU. And this, in turn, gives an additional significant plus to Russian oilmen, who can redirect the produced oil through other channels during this time,» Vasiliev said. The legislator noted that now the situation in the world is rapidly changing and it is quite difficult to predict how the market will develop oil in the medium term, therefore «one should proceed only from short-term forecasts, which so far affect Russia's exactly neutral».
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