Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Ryabkov said that the proposal to the Western countries to impose a moratorium on the deployment of medium-range and shorter-range missiles (INF) in Europe remains in force. He announced this on the sidelines of the Primakov Readings forum, TASS reports.

“The proposal to impose such a moratorium in response to our decision remains in force,” he said.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Moscow is ready to return to a dialogue on security guarantees with Western countries, but "it will not ask for it itself." He told reporters about this.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that because of the oil price ceiling, the West "should be ready for anything." He told reporters about this.

He was asked if Russia would impose its own minimum price on oil exports.

Prior to this, it was reported that the current level of the marginal price for Russian offshore oil at $60 was set on the basis that this price is slightly lower than the market price for Russian raw materials.