Russia hits record high in crude oil exports in March – BlackSeaNews Editor-in-Chief Klymenko

He spoke about this on Espreso TV.

"Russian crude oil exports are growing significantly. Now we see a record for March – 5.5 million tons. I would like to note that the maximum was 4.3 million tons in June last year, and the average amount was 2.5-3 million tons. This means that Russia has managed to adjust to the European embargo and find new markets in Asia, primarily in India, China, and Singapore," said the editor-in-chief of BlackSeaNews.

Andriy Klymenko urges not to believe the figures on Russian deficits and budget cuts provided by Russia, because it should be borne in mind that Russia is run by intelligence officers who are engaged not only in information special operations.

"They also create various funds abroad. Today, we received information that Putin's daughter or niece headed such a fund. That is, accounts are opened for shell companies abroad, and a significant portion of oil is exported, which we are almost certain is supposedly under the terms of the so-called price cliff, but it is not. Almost all of these non-transparent funds remain in foreign accounts, and from there they can, but only dream of, financing the purchase of weapons. But this is a threat that we need to study and be prepared for," Klymenko warned.

• On March 29, Rosneft signed an agreement to increase oil supplies to India.

• On March 31, Bloomberg reported that the EU will not revise the price ceiling for Russian oil.