Russia, despite sanctions, continues to export oil to the European Union.
In the UP investigation, Mikhailo Tkach said that in the third year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the sham nature of the sanctions of the civilized world is quite obvious.
Tkach showed how several tankers transshipped oil in the Black Sea roadstead. They stood in the sea near the Romanian Constanta and the Bulgarian Burgas. Tankers with Russian registration pumped oil into ships sailing under the flags of third countries, and the oil from them ended up in the customs territory of the EU.
Russia is a gas station country and the lion’s share of its budget is provided by money from “black gold”. It is oil that ensures Russia’s ability to continue its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The military budget of the aggressor country for 2024 amounted to about 112 billion dollars and will be increased for 2025. According to Bloomberg, spending on national defense and homeland security will increase by almost a third to $142 billion.
This disappointing state of affairs for the civilized world is explained by the fact that, despite all the paper restrictions and bans, in fact, millions of tons of Russian oil continue to flow directly into the European Union.
According to the Financial Times, in the first year of the full-scale invasion, the EU paid Russia about 140 billion euros for oil and gas, which is more than the EU gave to Ukraine in aid in two years. About 80 of these 140 billion are oil.
Source: Racurs
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