{"id":3707,"date":"2025-06-15T00:51:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T00:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/?p=3707"},"modified":"2025-06-15T01:28:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T01:28:41","slug":"iran-israel-conflict-could-help-russia-mitigate-sanctions-eu-states-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/15\/iran-israel-conflict-could-help-russia-mitigate-sanctions-eu-states-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran-Israel conflict could help Russia mitigate sanctions \u2013 EU state\u2019s president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lithuania\u2019s Gitanas Nauseda says Moscow stands to benefit from rising oil prices<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The outbreak of open hostilities between Israel and Iran could benefit Russia by pushing up global oil prices and drawing international attention away from Ukraine, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has claimed.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters at the parliament building in Vilnius on Saturday, Nauseda argued that the Russian economy relies on <em>\u201cthe damn petrodollars\u201d<\/em> and warned that rising energy prices could blunt the impact of EU sanctions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou get to live off every dollar when oil prices rise \u2013 so, unfortunately, it\u2019s Russia that benefits,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAnd sometimes you wonder whether those sanctions packages we debate for days and proudly adopt are ultimately undermined by the fact that oil prices are now much higher than before the conflict,\u201d<\/em> Nauseda added.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Fire at Sharhan oil depot after Israeli strike on June 15, 2025.\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/684e075f20302756cc45a6a9.png\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/619330-israel-hits-oil-depot-iran\/\">Huge blaze after Israel strikes oil depot in Tehran (VIDEOS)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The president further warned that the conflict in the Middle East is <em>\u201cat least somewhat overshadowing the war in Ukraine.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lithuania, a member of both NATO and the EU, has been among Ukraine\u2019s staunchest supporters, providing military aid and backing multiple rounds of sanctions against Moscow.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas echoed Nauseda\u2019s concerns, cautioning that the fighting between Israel and Iran could <em>\u201cinfluence the political will\u201d<\/em> of the EU to keep pressuring Russia\u2019s energy sector.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>According to CNN, the price of US crude oil and Brent surged by 7% on Friday \u2013 the same day Iran launched a missile barrage in response to Israeli strikes on its nuclear and military sites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lithuania\u2019s Gitanas Nauseda says Moscow stands to benefit from rising oil prices The outbreak of open hostilities between Israel and Iran could benefit Russia by pushing up global oil prices and drawing international attention away from Ukraine, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has claimed. 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