China Bought $60 Billion In Russian Energy Since Start Of Ukraine War

China’s energy imports from Russia, including coal, oil, and natural gas, have reached $60 billion since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg has reported, up from $35 billion in the same period of 2021. China has become Russia’s biggest energy client alongside India, with both countries refusing to join the Western sanction push against Moscow and instead opting to continue doing business and forging closer political ties with Russia. Crude oil imports from Russia into China rose even in October when overall oil imports were…