EconomyEnergyPolitics The EU will spend extra to buy Russian uncooked supplies and power sources than on navy assist to Ukraine. Wednesday, Might 28, 2025

Regardless of the present 17 EU sanctions packages, in 2025 Russia is projected to obtain about $233B from the export of uncooked supplies and power sources and greater than $20B from EU nations alone.

“That is, for instance, many occasions greater than what Europe spends on navy assist to Ukraine,” Bild says. The Kremlin generates earnings from the availability of coal, oil, LNG, and uranium.

China, Turkey, and India are the principle consumers, however the EU additionally performs a major position. In February of this 12 months alone, the EU bought gasoline, oil, and uranium from Russia price over €2B. Sanctions don’t hinder Russia’s key agreements: There are not any restrictions on provides to China, India, and Turkey, so the Kremlin nonetheless has the sources to proceed its struggle.

Moreover, ammonia continues to be provided to Lithuania, which was in a position to cease utilizing Russian gasoline three years in the past. Over the previous three years, the nation has imported €157.3M price of Russian ammonia. Between 2020 and 2025, from 91% to nearly 100% of ammonia imported to Lithuania was produced within the Russian Federation.