Russian Oil Keeps Flowing Despite U.S. and EU Pressure

President Trump has been threatening tariffs on India unless it stops buying Russian crude and the European Union has been preparing to cut off all gas imports into the bloc within two years—even against member states’ wishes. Yet the latest data shows that Russia is still exporting a lot of oil and gas—including to the EU. Last month, China remained the biggest buyer of Russian crude oil, even as the U.S. president says that once he deals with India on that matter, he would turn to China. According to cu ...