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The determination of EU states to rid themselves of their reliance on Russian energy also makes them slow to acknowledge their inevitable dependence on the US, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.

Soaring crude prices have boosted Moscow’s income from energy exports, according to Rossiyskaya Gazeta   Russia’s proceeds from oil and gas sales surged to their highest level in one and a half years in October, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported on Wednesday.