Spokesperson of the Kremlin responds to the issue of sharp electricity price increases

【Kremlin Press Conference: Comments on the Sharp Rise in Electricity Prices】

Moscow time February 12, 2026, Dmitry Peskov, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Russia and Spokesperson for the Kremlin, responded to a question from the Kremlin press corps (Question: The electricity prices for households and public use have increased by 1.5 to 2 times in some cases; what is the Kremlin's comment on this?) as follows:

The increase in electricity prices should not be too drastic!

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