Russia says Europe bought $320 billion in hydrocarbons since 2022

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. "For the period from 2022 to today, this figure amounts to $320.7 billion. This is the volume of energy resource deliveries to European Union countries," Russian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of energy Alexander Novak said on television. He said European countries purchased $21.3 billion worth of Russian hydrocarbons in the first nine months of 2026 alone. "In other words, despite sanctions-related restrictions, we continue to supply energy resources in certain areas for which exemptions have been granted," he added. Novak said Russian oil exports may reach their pre-war levels by the end of the year. Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard pointed to the Russian figure as she arrived in Luxembourg on Monday for a meeting with her European Union counterparts. She contrasted it with the 218.7 billion euros ($244 billion) in support that the EU had sent to Ukraine since the start of the war. To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your brows...