Russia accuses the EU of trying to destabilize international markets with its latest round of sanctions

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Oct. 7 () –

The Russian authorities have accused the European Union of “knowingly” trying to destabilize international markets with its latest round of sanctions, approved on Thursday and which includes as its main measure the cap on the price of Russian oil transported by sea.

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, these new sanctions approved by Brussels will cause “an increase in energy and food prices”, while they will deepen the scarcity of these in some of the most disadvantaged regions of the planet.

“The European Union causes the greatest damage, mainly to the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America,” warned the Russian diplomatic portfolio in a statement in which it took the opportunity to accuse the Twenty-seven of adopting a course “every time more complicated and contradictory” which only “increases global chaos and uncertainty”.

Thus, Russia considers that the measures approved by the European Union will cause Russian exporters of “critical products” to continue to face “significant challenges” for the distribution of their goods.

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Twenty-seven combine their successive rounds of sanctions with “a disinformation campaign based on false accusations” that the global economic situation is not a consequence of their own measures, “but the result of a military operation special made by Russia”.

Finally, Moscow has accused Brussels of making decisions based on what the United States dictates, thus setting aside its independence and ignoring the real interests of those other states “that Westerners care so much about in words.”

“We trust that the international community will make a principled assessment of the European Union’s actions and their devastating consequences for global markets,” the Russian Foreign Ministry concluded in its statement.

The European Union adopted Thursday the new round of sanctions against Russia that includes as the main measure the cap on the price of Russian oil transported by sea, in addition to more limitations on trade with Russia, punishments for those who circumvent the sanctions or the prohibition to participate in councils of administration of Russian state enterprises.

Another of the elements contained in this round of sanctions is the veto for European citizens to occupy positions in the administrative bodies of Russian state companies, a measure in clear reference to the former German chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, who was forced to leave his post in the board of state oil company Rosneft last May after a barrage of criticism.