Dmitriev called criticism of the Russia-US diesel deal hypocrisy
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Special Representative of the Russian President Kirill Dmitriev said that European officials' criticism of the diesel deal between Russia and the United States is hypocrisy, noting that the EU has purchased $320.7 billion in Russian energy resources since 2022, which exceeds Trump's estimate of $250 billion.
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The EU has purchased $320.7 billion worth of Russian energy resources since 2022, despite criticism of the Russia-US diesel deal.
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Kirill Dmitriev called criticism by European officials of the diesel deal between Russia and the United States hypocrisy.
In this way, he commented on the words of Alexander Novak that the EU has purchased Russian energy resources worth $320.7 billion since 2022.
MOSCOW, October 12 - RIA Novosti. Criticism of the diesel deal between Russia and the United States by European officials is astonishing hypocrisy, said Kirill Dmitriev, the special representative of the Russian President for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries.
Thus, he commented on the words of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak that the European Union has purchased Russian energy resources worth $320.7 billion since 2022. Earlier, American leader Donald Trump said that the European Union spent $250 billion on energy from Russia.
“This figure even exceeds President Trump’s estimate of $250 billion! Amazing hypocrisy of EU bureaucrats criticizing the agreement between the US and Russia on the supply of diesel fuel,” Dmitriev wrote on the social network X.
Open Questions
- What exactly energy resources did the EU purchase from Russia?
- What volume of diesel fuel was supplied under the deal between the United States and Russia?
