Russia Pockets $158 bn in Energy Exports after War

CREA estimated that the European Union was the top importer of Russian fossil fuel exporters, at 85.1 billion euros. AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky/TASS

Russia has raked in a whopping 158 billion euros ($158 billion) in energy exports in the six months following its invasion of Ukraine, with the EU accounting for more than half, a think tank said Tuesday.

The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air called for more effective sanctions against Moscow after the invasion sent oil, gas and coal prices soaring, AFP said.