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Russia says Europe bought $320 billion in hydrocarbons since 2022

The Gazprom Neft oil refinery in the southeast of Moscow.
The Gazprom Neft oil refinery in the southeast of Moscow on September 20, 2026. © AFP

Russia said on Monday that European Union countries had bought $320.7 billion worth of its energy resources since 2022, despite sanctions over the war in Ukraine. The figure fuelled tensions as European officials criticised a US deal to import Russian diesel, while Stockholm called for the bloc to use frozen Russian assets to boost support for Kyiv.

Russia said on Monday that it had sold European countries more than $320 billion worth of hydrocarbons since 2022, despite sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine.

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