Total EU imports of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia fell by 90% in March

According to data released by Eurostat on June 19 local time, the EU’s total imports of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia fell to 1.4 million tons in March this year, compared with an average monthly import volume of 15.2 million tons from 2019 to 2022. , compared with a 90% reduction in imports in March this year.

Russia has always been an important source of oil for the EU, but after the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out, the EU imposed sanctions on Russia, including a ban on importing Russian oil.

Currently, the EU has begun to divert its sources of oil imports.