Zelensky calls for increased fuel production
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on oil and gas exporters to increase production. So that Russia could not 'blackmail' other countries with its oil and gas resources.
Zelensky made the call in a video conference call at the Doha Forum International Conference on Saturday, according to Reuters.
He said countries like Qatar were able to contribute to stabilizing Europe’s energy market.
“They can do more to restore justice. The future of Europe depends on your contribution. I urge you to increase energy production to ensure that everyone in Russia understands that no country can use its energy as a weapon to blackmail the world. ”
Russia was the largest exporter of energy to Europe. Europe is largely dependent on Russian oil and natural gas. But in the wake of last month’s aggression in Ukraine, the West, including the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union, imposed strict sanctions on Russia’s energy.
Russia is the world’s top gas and second largest oil exporter. The impact of sanctions on the country’s energy sector is therefore felt around the world.
World oil prices are at their highest level in 14 years. Extreme energy chaos has erupted, especially in European countries.
Not only fuel, but also the food crisis around the world due to the Ukraine war.
Zhelensky said no country could guarantee that Russia’s aggression in his country would be able to cope with the global food crisis.
Ukraine is one of the largest grain producing countries in the world.
“The global food market has yet to recover from the effects of the epidemic and rising food prices,” he said. No one can guarantee against this push and you can’t guarantee when food production is low.
“Russian troops have been occupying Ukraine for miles and miles of cropland. They are destroying agricultural equipment. ”
