"Applying such a price cap is technically very difficult, and frankly I do not expect this measure to work. It is futile: multiple supply chain sales will be set up to circumvent the price caps, the market is always right. Russia refuses this oil price cap, which is understandable, and the risk of a total cut-off for Russian oil deliveries is great," Ernst old Sputnik.
"All lights are red for oil prices. They may explode in the coming months!" he added.
"It would hurt most European countries anyway, since the price hike affects all deliveries; it is a commodity market. The United Kingdom or Norway would have the slight advantage of being producers as well but the price hike for Europeans, resulting from the price cap imposed by their governments would be felt everywhere in Europe. It will affect the whole European economy," Ernst also said.