So, in effect, financing both sides of the war.
That is someone's dream come true.
From the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), February 2025:
Tighter sanctions that undercut Russian countermeasures can slash Kremlin revenues by 20% annually
Despite a range of sanctions and the threat posed by dependence on Russian energy, in the third year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, EU imports of Russian fossil fuels in particular remain largely unchanged, totalling EUR 21.9 bn, a 6% year-on-year drop in value but merely a 1% year-on-year drop in volumes.
Notably, EU imports of Russian fossil fuels in the third year of the invasion surpassed the EUR 18.7 bn of financial aid they sent to Ukraine in 2024.
Russia’s total global fossil fuel earnings in the third year of the invasion also reached EUR 242 bn and have totalled EUR 847 bn since the start of the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022....
....Highlighted by
- Newsweek, Russia Making Billions From Fossil Fuels Despite Sanctions
- Safety4Sea, New report looks at EU imports of Russian fuels and shadow fleet
- The Guardian, EU spends more on Russian oil and gas than financial aid to Ukraine – report
- The New Voice of Ukraine, EU pours more cash into Russian oil than Ukraine’s aid
- The New Statesman, What can Starmer get out of Trump on Russia?
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