“The Kremlin said oil prices do not affect its national security decisions.” Since everything the Russians say is a lie or exaggeration, they are changing their security decisions because of oil prices.
Trump is going to have to learn the hard way, again.
He has zero decent advisors; all his intelligence comes from people who want to prosecute never ending wars. Too many people are too invested professionally with Ukraine.
I am sure the CIA still maintains their Country White Books in online version. If the stats provided by Russia are to believed, vice those provided by the British who have been envious of Russia for 150 years due to their vast land and resources; Russia is not OIL dependent as many want to believe.
The propoganda evident in everything the Brit’s touch in relationship to Trump or Russia is mostly lies.
No one in the west tells the truth of what was spoken or what the context of the statements made by Russia. Everything is skewed by the west to support or justify war.
Unless economic activity is going to plumment worldwide and oil demand drops, the world needs Russia oil. The US embargos Russia, Iran, Venezula oil.
If a few North Sea Oil rigs were taken off line the EU would be in the world of hurt.
The problem for Trump is that he is currently engaged in an effort depreciate the USD by 25% because of the US debt, while he wants to keep prices low in CONUS. The USD is not used by Russia for the majority of their Trade, and Brics is another Issue for Trump since Blinken/Biden failed to counter Brics and actually took steps by freezing assets, stealing assets, and blocking trade to ensure more countsries sought membership away from the US, EU and Swift.
“...they are changing their security decisions because of oil prices.”
In what way?