Even with the overall decline in these sales, rising prices for them against the background of talks on energy embargoes brought Moscow about 63 billion euros.

In the two months since the start of the war in Ukraine, Moscow has sold 44 billion euros of energy to the European Union, which is twice the results of the same period in 2021.

At the same time, the volume of purchases decreased during this period.

According to the center, the volume of oil imports to the EU fell by 20 percent, coal - by 40 percent.

However, gas imports have risen.

The main buyer is still Germany.

During the two months of the war, it imported 9 billion euros in energy.

According to CREA experts, Russia continues to benefit from the energy dependence in which it has placed Europe.

Rising prices compensate for Russia's loss of sales.

According to experts from the Finnish center, the new sanctions promise to raise prices even more, nullifying Brussels' efforts to prevent Putin from using energy to put political pressure on the EU and finance the war.

The European Union is actively discussing the abandonment of Russian energy in response to Russia's military invasion of Ukraine.

A resolution calling for an embargo on Russian energy was adopted by the European Parliament in March.

The EU has already imposed an embargo on Russian coal, which will take effect in August.

In addition, the abandonment of Russian oil and gas is being discussed.

However, Austria, Hungary and Germany oppose the gas embargo from Russia.

Thus, German Chancellor Olyaf Scholz believes that a sharp embargo on Russian gas will not end the military conflict in Ukraine, but will only lead to a serious economic crisis in Europe.

The oil and gas sector brings Russia up to half of budget revenues and more than half of exports.

Russia sells 70 percent of its gas and 60 percent of its oil and oil products to Europe.