US wants to deprive Russia of any income from energy-Reuters

The representative of the US Government Jeffrey Piett stressed that Russia will never be considered as a reliable energy supplier. The US is determined to deprive the Russian Federation of future income from energy. The United States of America and their Great Seven partners are determined to deprive Russia of any income from energy. About this, a day after Washington has imposed new sanctions against Moscow, Reuters reports, citing US Energy Minister Assistant, USFRI Piett.

In addition, he stressed that the US would never consider Russia again as a reliable energy supplier. Pyett made this statement at an online briefing on the eve of the American-Japanese Energy Security Dialogue, which will take place next week. "It is quite clear to me that Russia will never be regarded as a reliable energy supplier again," Pyett told reporters.

According to him, Russia has diminished the influence of Western sanctions, stating that they are used by the United States to eliminate Moscow as a competitor in global energy supply. "We are determined to work together to deprive Russia of future energy revenues, and to aim, in particular, investments and projects that increase the future income of the Russian Federation from energy," he added.

Answering questions about the purchase of Russian liquefied natural gas by some Asian countries, Payett said that unlike oil, gas exports are not covered by Western sanctions, "so it is a question of how different countries adapt to their energy balance and seek to reduce their contact with Russia and Russian deliveries.