Russia is revising its energy supply chains due to the Middle East crisis and will prioritize deliveries to neighboring countries with shared borders. This was stated by Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilyov to journalists, TASS reports.

"From the perspective of the strait blockade, we all understand that any supply chain can now come under threat. That is why we are now rethinking these energy supply chains. Of course, we will first and foremost supply energy to our nearest neighbors with whom we share borders, where there are fewer risks, and we will also be revising other logistics for the delivery of petroleum products," he said.

According to him, the Middle East conflict is forcing all sensible people to reconsider their approach to supplies. "The entire world will have to revise its logistics chains and reassess risks differently. I think this is currently a subject of deep study for everyone. One thing I can say: this is a major challenge — a genuinely major challenge for the entire global economy — and we will need to build a new system of logistics chains," Tsivilyov noted.