(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 17 - The West is heading towards "a sort of energy suicide" with the imposition of sanctions against Russian supplies.
This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking to Russian oil companies in Moscow.
"In the long term it will suffer the consequences, causing damage to the European economy," added Putin.
"The sanctions have led to the fact that the price of oil on the markets rises dramatically and the prices of oil products are growing at a dizzying rate. They try to blame us for this energy inflation, everything is Russia's fault. But the West is trying to cover up its mistakes. systematic ", said the Russian president.
Putin finally said that "the collective West, as I call it, has ignored legitimate security concerns and promoted and supported the Nazi and fascist leadership in Kiev in the elementary years".
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