The Ukraine War

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Economics as a weapon is not always effective but sometimes it works.

It would go faster if the EU quit buying processed crude from India that has Russian oil in the products.

EU Continues to Indirectly Support Russia's Ukraine Adventure

The EU ramped up payments for purchases of Russian-made fuel from India in 2024, a new report shared with POLITICO shows — helping fill Moscow’s war coffers. From January to August, the EU bought fuel worth almost 20 percent more than it did last year from three major Indian refineries working on Russian crude oil, according to the analysis, prepared by the Center for the Study of Democracy think tank. India, which replaced Saudi Arabia as Europe’s top fuel supplier for 2024, has also begun …