Lavrov: Russia's energy market share is being ruthlessly squeezed by the United States
TASS reported that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov stated on March 21 that Moscow believes, despite Washington's verbal expressions of willingness to take into account Russia's strategic interests, in reality, it is trying through various actions to push Russia out of the international energy market in order to monopolize global supply chains.
During an interview, Lavrov pointed out that Russia has repeatedly stated its intention to promote in-depth cooperation in the energy sector, including mutually beneficial projects with Russia and the U.S. government. However, the U.S. clearly did not respect Russia's will, and the current reality is that Russia's original market share is being ruthlessly squeezed by the United States.
Now, thinking about it, Russia is indeed very unfortunate. Regardless of how you look at it, Russia is a second-tier military power and a major global energy producer and exporter. But now, it seems to have become a vassal of the United States. When it is not needed, the U.S. can sanction Russia, and when it is needed, it can relax the restrictions for 30 days. Russia seems to be living by the grace of Americans, enduring everything silently.
Moreover, even if the sanctions on Russian oil exports are relaxed, the time is only 30 days, and it is also stipulated that Russian oil cannot be provided to Cuba and North Korea, including to Iran. Russia itself cannot decide who to sell its oil to. It is really quite frustrating.
Of course, Lavrov sees that the entire Russian energy market is being ruthlessly squeezed by the United States, which is a very serious situation. For Russia, this is a matter of life or death. If no active measures are taken to deal with it, it will be extremely dangerous.
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