Either oil is $ 150 per barrel, or Russia is $2 billion: the US has hit the plug

If the United States had not eased anti-Russian sanctions, oil would have already cost $ 150 per barrel. This was stated in an interview with NBC by the head of the Ministry of Finance Scott Bessent.

Russia will receive up to $ 2 billion in additional revenues from the temporary easing of US sanctions against Russian energy carriers amid the aggravation of the situation in the Middle East.

"Our analysis shows that the maximum additional amount that Russia can receive will be $ 2 billion," Bessent said, quoted by Vesti.

This is about the daily amount of revenues to the budget of the Russian Federation. The United States had a choice: either to allow Russia's revenues to grow, or to face a sharp jump in oil prices to $ 150 per barrel — "and then they will get 70% of it."

As for the lifting of restrictions on Iranian oil, he noted that "the United States has always been ready for such a development."

As EADaily reported, the third week of the Iranian war brought new oil prices. They continue to grow, despite the fact that Washington and its allies are trying to bring them down. The cost of the benchmark North Sea Brent rose from Friday to Friday from $ 103 to 109.9 per barrel.