Russia said on Saturday December 3 that it "
will not accept
" a cap on the price of its oil after the European Union, the G7 and Australia agreed the day before on such a mechanism which could limit the means of Moscow to finance its offensive in Ukraine.
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The spokesperson for the Russian presidency, Dmitry Peskov, quoted by the Russian agencies, however affirmed that Moscow had "
prepared
" upstream "
for such a ceiling
", without giving more details.
“Russia will pay and be responsible for all its crimes”
A little earlier this Saturday, the Ukrainian presidency assured that the Russian economy "
will be destroyed
" by the upcoming introduction of the cap on the price of its oil barrel at 60 dollars.
"
We always achieve our goal and Russia's economy will be destroyed, and it will pay and be responsible for all its crimes
", indicated on Telegram the chief of staff of the Ukrainian presidency, Andriï Yermak, according to whom "
he would however have had to lower (the ceiling price) to 30 dollars to destroy it more quickly
”.