Importing Russian oil Pakistan’s ‘own choice’, says US

An official from the US State Department claimed that Pakistan chose light of its energy requirements days after the first shipment of Russian oil touched down there.

Importing Russian oil Pakistan’s ‘own choice: At a press conference on Tuesday, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller stated: “I would say, first of all, concerning that transaction, we have been very clear that each country has to make its own choices based on its circumstances in terms of energy imports.”

He stated, “We understand that these are decisions that each country must make for itself.

They asked Miller if paying for the oil in Chinese yuan rather than US dollars was a symptom of the weakening of the latter currency, to which he responded, “No, I don’t think so.”

Miller noted that the fact that Russia had supplied the oil to Pakistan at a discount below market value was evidence that US price controls were, working; he continued, “The US claimed that the price ceiling had cost Russia $100 billion in lost oil sales, which could have been used to finance its war in Russia.”

Miller refused to comment on personal diplomatic engagements when asked about Ambassador Masood Khan’s claim that Pakistan purchased Russian oil with US consent.

We ill not discuss our private diplomatic discussions, but as I just said, we have always made it clear that each country must make its own decisions regarding energy imports.

Miller stated that to lessen the effects of Russia’s sales, “we coordinate with our allies and partners.”

Miller also clarified that no US sanctions are preventing the sale of Russian oil.