Russian senator says embargo will lead EU countries to buy Russian oil via third parties

摘要

A Russian legislator has said that he expects Europe to continue buying crude oil from Russia even if it imposes an embargo on imports. According to RIA Novosti, Vladimir Dzhabarov, the frst deputy head of the Federation Council’s international afairs committee, said on May 4 that if the European Union bans the importation of Russian crude, its member states will simply buy Russian barrels from third countries.