
Kirill Dmitriev said that due to the policies of European bureaucrats, gas prices in the EU are 12.2 times higher than in the US and will continue to rise, putting pressure on households.
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Europe is cutting Russian gas imports amid geopolitical tensions. Energy prices remain the subject of debate between the Russian Federation and the EU.
Gas prices in the European Union (EU) are 12 times higher than in the United States and will continue to rise, said Kirill Dmitriev, the special representative of the Russian President for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries.
“The price that has to be paid for the stupidity of European bureaucrats who share the “Biden ideas” and tear Europe away from affordable and reliable Russian gas is 12.2 times higher gas prices in Europe compared to the US. Gas prices in the EU will continue to rise, creating pressure on EU households who are forced to pay for the EU’s erroneous decisions,” Dmitriev wrote on the social network X.
This is how Dmitriev commented on a message from investment specialist Karel Mercx, who cited data that Europeans pay 12.2 times more for natural gas than Americans.

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