President Donald Trump's Special Representative for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg said that a sharp drop in oil prices could force Russia to negotiate an end to the war against Ukraine.
This was reported by URA-Inform with reference to Donpress.
According to Kellogg, Trump is convinced that the war in Ukraine will not end militarily; diplomatic and economic measures will play a key role in this process. He noted that oil revenues remain the main source of income for the Russian budget, and a drop in oil prices could seriously affect the Kremlin's position.
«The price of oil is currently around $70 per barrel. This is critical for Russia. If the price falls significantly lower, economic pressure will force Moscow to reconsider its actions and sit down at the negotiating table,» — Kellogg emphasized.
In addition, he emphasized:
«Russia gets billions of dollars of money from selling oil… What if you lowered it to $45 a barrel, which is its cost price? He said this yesterday when he spoke to people in Davos. And this is what the president is proceeding from. He is proceeding from economics and from diplomacy, communicating with the North Koreans or the Chinese. And this is how we will end this war».
Recall that earlier it was reported that Zhdanov predicted when the war in Ukraine will end: the date has been named.
