It is reported that after a few months of difficult decisions, EU finally issued the first "internal unified import standards" for Russian oil, which attracted global attention. Some media mentioned that for a long time, the EU has been "pulling" with Russia; it is not that they really do not intend to buy Russian oil, but that it is difficult to judge the critical point of Russia's possible counterattack. If the price limit is too low, Europe will not only be unable to import Russian oil, but may also lose insurance and other services for Russian oil exports; if it is set too high, the United States will be "unhappy" and the significance of sanctions on Russia will be gone.
Russian Embassy in the United States responded to the so-called "price limit order" immediately, accusing Western countries of oil restrictions on Russia can be described as "notorious". The whole thing was actually planned by " Washington strategists hide behind the so-called noble slogan to ensure the energy security of developing countries", and Western countries jointly operated this description. Russia also threatened that even after the price limit order was issued, no country could escape the influence of political factors, which seemed to imply that their "sales ban" in Europe was also being launched simultaneously. Russia then declared that the essence of the bill was to "reshape what they call free market", but Russian oil will still be in hot spots.
Some analysts believe that when the "price limit order" has not been issued, European countries can still purchase Russia's cheap oil through offshore channels, third-country oil pipelines, etc., and all countries turn a blind eye to this. But later, the US's urging speed accelerated and the pressure was unprecedented. They had to make a choice: to give up Russian oil or to be in opposition to the United States. Under this pressure, the EU has to say goodbye to Russian oil. The introduction of the price limit order basically means that they can only buy higher-cost oil. Of course, Russia will also be greatly affected. Russia must look for "big customers" in the market, otherwise domestic crude oil will fall into a backlog.
Also worth mentioning is that the United States is expected to remain outside the "exemption list" after the price limit order was issued, although they verbally claim to follow the rules. Not long ago, European media revealed that the US has a special supply chain: Russian oil first transported to Europe through a third country, then changed its label after being produced by refineries in European countries, and then large American companies imported "European oil" through refineries in Italy and other countries, because the US sanctions bill stipulates that their sanctions on Russian oil do not include "third country oil products", so this is legal. There is a comment on this: "After going around, we finally came to Europe. Now when oil prices are not high, Europe still cannot experience this pain; if oil prices reach peak next year or other times, the prices in the EU market will inevitably break through the bottom line like natural gas, and they will suffer."
