EU purchases of laundered Russian oil worth an estimated €1.1 billion to the Kremlin in 2023
A Global Witness investigation reveals that in 2023 the EU imported 130 million barrels of seaborne refined products – mostly diesel – from refineries processing Russian crude. These purchases were worth an estimated €1.1 billion to the Kremlin in direct tax revenues.
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