Kirill Dmitriev – a Russian businessman, president of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), but also an advisor to Vladimir Putin and a participant in negotiations on the war in Ukraine – reacted on social media to the latest news from Great Britain. As “The Guardian” reported a few days ago, the country is considering various steps related to the possible limited availability of oil, including: tightening speed limits and fuel rationing. “Fuel rationing is inevitable in the UK and EU,” Dmitriev wrote on X.
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Kirill Dmitriev: my predictions are coming true
The crisis on the oil market caused by the armed conflict in the Middle East and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran has resulted in specific regulations in some countries. A few days ago, Slovakia announced the introduction of fuel limits, and on Sunday there was an announcement about the introduction of refueling limits at gas stations in Slovenia. Great Britain also has its own emergency plan.
“Even critics must admit that all my predictions are coming true,” Dmitriev wrote on X, adding that European countries are “slowly admitting” to the problems. “Reality bites,” commented the Russian politician.
According to Dmitriev, we can expect a real crisis in the EU and Great Britain in two to three weeks. He said the culprits are “Russophobic officials” who deny access to “reliable and reasonably priced Russian energy.” In his comment, the Russian official also mentioned the media, which – according to him – spread a darkened image of the current situation in the world.
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Last week, the US announced that it was temporarily relaxing sanctions on oil imports from Russia. They reacted negatively to this, among others: EU officials. The head of the European Council, Antonio Costa, wrote on X that weakening restrictions on Moscow may negatively affect Europe's security. In turn, Ursula von der Leyen warned that returning to importing fossil fuels from Russia would be a “strategic mistake”.
