Russia: Kremlin lauds OPEC+ decision on lower oil output as ‘victory of common sense’

Dmitry Peskov

MOSCOW, October 9. /TASS/: A decision by countries participating in the OPEC+ agreement on lower oil output is not "a victory of Russia" but "a victory of common sense," Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a live broadcast of the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" program on the Rossiya-1 TV channel on Sunday.

"I am not inclined to say that this is a sort of our victory. No. This is a victory of common sense," the Kremlin spokesman said, replying to a question from journalist Pavel Zarubin.

Countries participating in the OPEC+ agreement hold a responsible position and offset the arbitrariness committed by the United States, Peskov said.

Responding to a question from journalist Pavel Zarubin, the Kremlin spokesman drew attention to the fact that Washington sought to push through its decisions at any cost and tried to manipulate with oil inventories but this game would not lead to anything good.

"It is very good that these attempts are actually opposed by balanced, thoughtful and planned work of the countries, including Russia, which hold a responsible position within the OPEC+ format. This somehow offsets the arbitrariness committed by the Americans," the Russian presidential spokesman said.