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These 13 countries import the most oil from Russia; The Netherlands is No 2; China tops the list

Ia significant new escalation of the sanctions placed on Russia as a result of its invasion of Ukraine, the US has ban on Russian oil imports. The US has now joined the European Union in importing the oil from Russia. Here is a look on the major oil importing countries from Russia. The data represented is according to the UN Comtrade report 2020. (Image: Reuters)
US President Joe Biden banned oil and other energy imports from Russia on March 8, a move which is aimed at stepping up international pressure on Vladimir Putin to halt his devastating assault on Ukraine. While the war between Russia and Ukraine continues, here’s a look at major oil importing countries who depend on Russia, according to the UN Comtrade report 2020. (Image: Reuters)
No.10 | Country: USA | Trade Value of Crude Oil Export: $ 95 million | Share in Emport: 1.3% | An oil platform operated by Lukoil company is pictured from a helicopter carrying members of a local election committee and journalists during the early voting for the parliamentary election, at the Kravtsovskoye oilfield in the Baltic Sea, Russia (Image: Reuters)
Country: US | Trade value of crude oil Export from Russia: $950 million | Share of export: 1.3% (Image: Reuters)
<em><strong>No.12 | Country: Hungary | Trade Value of Crude Oil Export: $ 1.03 billion | Share in Import: 1.4% |</strong></em> A general view shows a local oil refinery behind residential buildings in Omsk, Russia (Image: Reuters)
Country: Hungary | Trade value of crude oil Export from Russia: $1.03 billion | Share of Export: 1.4% (Image: Reuters)
No.11 | Country: The UK | Trade Value of Crude Oil Export: $ 1.11 billion | Share in Import: 1.5% | A fisherman is seen on the ice-covered Irtysh River near an oil refinery in Omsk, Russia (Image: Reuters)
Country: UK | Trade value of crude oil Export from Russia: $1.11 billion | Share of Export: 1.5% (Image: Reuters)
No.10 | Country: Slovakia | Trade Value of Crude Oil Export: $ 1.47 billion | Share in Import: 2.0% | Pipelines are seen at a gas border delivery station in the eastern Slovak town of Velke Kapusany. The gas border station in Velke Kapusany distributes gas from Russia going through Ukraine (Image: Reuters)
Country: Slovakia | Trade value of crude oil Export from Russia: $1.47 billion | Share of Export: 2.0% (Image: Reuters)
No.9 | Country: Japan| Trade Value of Crude Oil Export: $ 2.09 billion | Share in Import: 2.9% | A Japanese-made liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier is anchored near an LNG plant on Sakhalin island near the town of Korsakov (Image: Reuters)
Country: Japan | Trade value of crude oil Export from Russia: $ 2.09 billion | Share in Export: 2.9% (Image: Reuters)
No.8 | Country: Finland | Trade Value of Crude Oil Export: $ 2.76 billion | Share in Import: 3.8% | Full moon rises over the Gazprom Neft's oil refinery in Omsk, Russia (Image: Reuters)
Country: Finland | Trade value of crude oil Export from Russia: $ 2.76 billion | Share in Import: 3.8% (Image: Reuters)
No.7 | Country: Belarus| Trade Value of Crude Oil Export: $ 3.54 billion | Share in Import: 4.9 % | A storage tank is pictured at the Gomel Transneft oil pumping station, which moves crude through the Druzhba pipeline westwards to Europe, near Mozyr, Belarus (Image: Reuters)
Country: Belarus | Trade value of crude oil Export from Russia: $3.54 billion | Share in Export: 4.9 % (Image: Reuters)
No.6 | Country: Italy | Trade Value of Crude Oil Export: $ 3.74 billion | Share in Import: 5.2% | A view of the Adriatic liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal off Venice (Image: Reuters)
Country: Italy | Trade value of crude oil Export from Russia: $ 3.74 billion | Share in Export: 5.2% (Image: Reuters)
No.5 | Country: Poland | Trade Value of Crude Oil Export: $ 4.18 billion | Share in Import: 5.8 % | PKN Orlen's main oil refinery is pictured in Plock (Image: Reuters)
Country: Poland | Trade value of crude oil Export from Russia: $ 4.18 billion | Share in Export: 5.8% (Image: Reuters)
No.4 | Country: South Korea | Trade Value of Crude Oil Export: $ 5.03 billion | Share in Import: 6.9% |The 105,000-ton crude oil carrier named NS Challenger is out at sea for trial off the coast in Ulsan, about 420 km southeast of Seoul (Image: Reuters)
Country: South Korea | Trade value of crude oil Export from Russia: $5.03 billion | Share in Export: 6.9% (Image: Reuters)
No.3 | Country: Germany | Trade Value of Crude Oil Export: $ 6.28 billion | Share in Import: 8.7 % | A gas flare is seen at the newly opened Yuzhno Russkoye oil and gas field (Image: Reuters)
Country: Germany | Trade value of crude oil Export from Russia: $ 6.28 billion | Share in Export: 8.7 % (Image: Reuters)
No.2 | Country: Netherlands | Trade Value of Crude Oil Export: $ 9.42 billion | Share in Import: 13 % | Members of Greenpeace sail past the Russian oil tanker Mikhail Ulyanov in the harbour of Rotterdam (Image: Reuters)
Country: Netherlands | Trade value of crude oil Export from Russia: $9.42 billion | Share in Export: 13% (Image: Reuters)
No.1 | Country: China | Trade Value of Crude Oil Export: $ 23.77 billion | Share in Import: 32.8 % | Workers of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) are seen at a construction site of natural gas pipelines connecting China and Russia, in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, China (Image: Reuters)
Country: China | Trade value of crude oil Export from Russia: $23.77 billion | Share in Export: 32.8% (Image: Reuters)