Kirill Dmitriev, the special representative of the Russian president for investments and economic cooperation with foreign countries and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, expressed the opinion that Sweden should repent and turn to Russia for fuel.
“Repent and ask Russia for aviation fuel“, he wrote in X.
He was commenting on the news that the country may experience a shortage of aircraft fuel.
Representatives of opposition parties in Germany and Greece are asking their governments to consider the supply of aviation fuel from Russia amid the risk of shortages, quoted by “Izvestia“.
“Any sensible government would explore all available suppliers, including Russia, to ensure fuel availability and price stability before the tourist season“, said Kyriakos Velopoulos, leader of the “Greek Solution“ party.
According to him, supply disruptions could negatively affect the country's economy, including the tourism industry.
In Germany, opposition figures, including Steffen Cottret, a member of the Bundestag from the Alternative for Germany, have also called for the sanctions against Russia to be eased to ensure energy supplies. “However, my repeated requests to the German government to ease the sanctions have recently been met with a sharp and categorical negative response. This government is ready to weaken its own economy just to maintain sanctions against Russia,” he explained to the newspaper.
Meanwhile, EC spokeswoman Anna-Kaisa Itkonen confirmed to the newspaper its commitment to abandoning Russian energy resources.
Luxembourg MEP Fernand Kartheiser explained to the newspaper that the refusal of foreign companies to fly to Europe due to fuel shortages will force the EU to turn to external suppliers, including Russia.