EU criticism of the US-Russia gasoline deal is hypocritical - presidential representative

Therefore, Kirill Dmitriev commented on remarks by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak that Europe has received $320.7 billion worth of Russian energy since 2022.

Moscow, October 13. /TASS/. Kirill Dmitriev, the special representative of the Russian President on investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries and the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), said that the criticism of the European authorities on the US-Russian diesel deal is hypocritical.

Regarding Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak's statement that Europe will receive $320.7 billion worth of energy from Russia starting in 2022, he wrote in X: "The astonishing hypocrisy of EU bureaucrats criticizing the US-Russia diesel deal."

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump discussed oil supply, among other issues, during a telephone conversation on October 9. According to Putin, Moscow confirmed its readiness to supply oil and oil products to the US and global markets.

Novak said Russia has begun to lift its diesel export ban ahead of schedule and is ready to supply 300,000 metric tons in October, 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons in December to eventually increase shipments to 3 million metric tons per month.

The US government exempts the supply of Russian diesel to the world markets from US sanctions until April 7, 2027.