The United States supports setting a ceiling on the price of Russian oil for December

MADRID, 21 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The United States has been in favor of the idea introduced by the European Union of setting a maximum price for the sale of Russian oil and that it be implemented for next December, allowing energy costs to be lowered while reducing the main source of income for the Kremlin to finance its war machine.

"We are following what the Europeans have done," said the Deputy Secretary of the US Department of the Treasury, Wally Adeyemo, during his speech at the Aspen Security Forum, where he recalled that the EU presented the idea of ​​setting a price limit, in addition to announcing its intention to implement restrictions on insurance for next December.

"The introduction of a limit that will facilitate the flow of Russian oil to the global economy, but only at a lower price so that Russia does not continue to profit from the war ... It will deny them income, but it will also drive prices down for the global economy," Adeyemo said.

"Our goal is to make sure that as the insurance ban is implemented, we are in a position where there is a price cap that helps bring down global energy prices and also allows Russian energy to flow into the market." , he added.