Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, said that due to the impending major energy crisis, EU countries will strive to obtain their share of Russian energy resources.
Dmitriev, who also serves as the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries, stressed that these European countries will ultimately find themselves at the bottom of the list of those wishing to purchase Russian energy resources.
Dmitriev wrote on the X social media platform: "The measures described below will not succeed in alleviating the biggest energy crisis in history. EU countries will inevitably and soon seek to claim a share of Russian energy resources. It is a long list, and they will stand proudly at the end of it."
This was Dmitriev's comment on a post by economist Christophe Barrault, who reviewed the measures being taken by EU countries to mitigate the crisis and curb rising energy and fuel prices. The main tools include tax cuts, subsidies for households, price and profit caps for companies, and energy market reforms.
Earlier, Dmitriev noted that any further increase in energy and raw material prices would significantly impact the economy and accelerate inflation. He also stated that an "energy shock tsunami" was approaching Europe due to the European Union's refusal to use Russian natural gas .
