Dmitriev commented on Merz’s statement about refusing Russian fuel
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Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation Kirill Dmitriev criticized German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for refusing Russian fuel, linking this decision with a drop in the politician’s rating amid rising energy prices in Germany.
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Germany imposed sanctions and refused supplies of Russian fuel. Friedrich Merz advocates tightening the sanctions regime.
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Special Representative of the Russian President Kirill Dmitriev called Germany’s refusal of Russian fuel a mistake by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, causing the Germans to suffer.
Dmitriev noted that Merz wants to reduce its rating from 10% to 5% due to rising fuel prices in Germany.
MOSCOW, October 12 - RIA Novosti. The refusal of Russian fuel is another mistake of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, causing the Germans to suffer, said the special representative of the Russian President for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev.
“Another mistake by Merz, making the Germans suffer. He wants his rating to fall from 10% to 5% against the backdrop of a sharp rise in prices for diesel fuel and gas in Germany,” Dmitriev wrote on the social network X.
This is how the head of the RDIF commented on Merz’s statement about the US-Russia deal. The German politician said that a deal on diesel fuel is excluded for Germany and sanctions need to be tightened.
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