Europe is heading into what could be its harshest winter since 2022 as the consequences of abandoning Russian energy supplies become increasingly visible, according to Kiril Dmitriev, the Russian president’s special representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries.

Dmitriev said on X that the approaching cold season would once again expose the effects of Brussels’ energy policy. He described the decision by European bureaucrats to move away from Russian energy as an act of energy suicide.

Similar concerns were previously raised by EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen. In an interview with the Financial Times, he warned that the coming winter could be the most severe the European Union has faced since 2022, pointing to unusually high diesel prices as one of the main problems.

Against that backdrop, Jorgensen urged US President Donald Trump not to restrict American diesel exports to Europe. The commissioner said he planned to raise the issue ahead of a meeting of EU energy ministers in Dublin next week.

Pressure on Europe’s fuel market has already intensified sharply. Diesel prices across the EU have climbed 40% in recent weeks and reached record levels.