“Now many countries that have imposed sanctions against Russia are seriously undermining their own actions by buying energy resources from her.
In some cases, shipments in April were even higher than in March,” reads the Foreign Policy publication.
Resource exports rose from 3.3 million barrels a day in March to 3.6 million in April, according to Matt Smith, a spokesman for oil tracking firm Kpler.
“In reality, Russian exports of crude oil are still higher this month than in previous ones,” he stressed.
According to TV3, the Baltic countries doubled their electricity supplies from Russia in March compared to January, with purchases rising to nearly 600,000 megawatt-hours despite restrictions.