Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today accused the Trump administration of trying to “usurp” influence on the global energy market, Anadolu reports.

He claims that Washington’s objective is to force Russian energy companies such as “Lukoil” and “Rosneft” out of international markets as part of a broader strategy to control global energy flows.

“The US has approved a series of documents. doctrinal, one of which says that the US should dominate the global energy markets”, said Lavrov in an interview with the broadcaster “RT India”. gas transit through Ukraine, he argued.

Lavrov further claims that Washington’s plans also include shaping prices and future energy supply arrangements in Europe.

He argued that if the Nord Stream pipelines are used again, energy prices in Europe will no longer be determined by deals between Russia and Germany, but instead by the US, which he claims wants greater control over infrastructure and supply. of energy in Europe.

“They want to buy it for roughly one-tenth of what the Europeans pay,” he said.

At the same time, Lavrov said that Moscow has welcomed the contacts initiated by Trump and noted that communication channels between the two countries remain active, including between the Russian Foreign Ministry and the US State Department.

“However, nothing is happening in real life. Apart from this dialogue of orderly, which is normal in relations between people and countries, everything else follows the model initiated by President (Joe) Biden,” he said.

Lavrov underlined that the sanctions imposed by the previous US administration remain in place and that additional measures targeting the Russian economy have since been adopted. Commenting on tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, Lavrov warned that instability around key maritime trade routes could severely affect global energy markets.

“Europe will probably be affected more than anyone else by the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. In addition, bans on Russian gas and oil imports mean a switch to US liquefied natural gas, which is dramatically more expensive,” he said. he.

“The Nord Stream pipelines have been blown up. We are now witnessing an aggression in the Strait of Hormuz. There is talk that the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait may become a confrontation zone and the damage that will follow on global energy markets will be immeasurable,” he said.

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Source: prizrenpost