US dooms Europe to hunger, cold, isolation, says Russian parliament leader

Washington has doomed Europe to hunger, cold and isolation, said Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of Russia's lower parliament house, the State Duma

Vyacheslav Volodin
Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the Russian parliament's lower house. (Photo Credit: Reuters)
IANS Moscow
1 min read Last Updated : Aug 20 2022 | 11:16 AM IST

Washington has doomed Europe to hunger, cold and isolation, said Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of Russia's lower parliament house, the State Duma.

The US sells gas to Europe, which is already hit by record inflation, at much higher prices than in the domestic market, thus weakening the competitiveness of the European Union economies, Volodin wrote on Telegram on Friday.

The abnormal heat in Europe has hit the agriculture sector hard and the harvest was significantly less than 2021, while electricity shortages have resulted in power price hikes, he noted as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.

It was under pressure from Washington that some European states have refused Russian energy, severed economic cooperation with Russia, and banned the entry of Russian citizens, Volodin said.

"Washington is ready to do everything to maintain its power over the world, sacrificing for this the welfare of citizens and the economy of European countries," he added.

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First Published: Aug 20 2022 | 11:16 AM IST

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