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Thank Hungary for that, blocking sanctions packages unless they got an exemption. Hemce there are sanctions on most Russian oil, just not on pipeline specifically. Demonstrates a weakness of needing unanimous support while having a little wannabe Putin leading a country.
Note that most Russian oil to the EU is subject to sanctions, the pipeline oil is sadly a special case. Oil to the EU is substantially down, but India, China and Turkey are buying a lot more. Coal is similar, with Turkey being the largest increase.
Looking at per country, Netherlands, Bulgaria (indirectly) and France stand out to me as large importers who have not substantially reduced, so should potentially be pressured to do more.
That's a peculiar phenomenon - both countries are at war and yet russia continues to pay transit fees to Ukraine for gas and oil. 🤔 >

I understand why Russia does it. I don't really get why Ukraine helps Russia fund the war machine unless they're afraid that not letting it through would create hardship for countries they'd prefer to stay on the good side of? >

It's no great mystery.
Europe needs gas, Ukraine needs Europe and money and Russia needs money.
Combined these needs are a greater concern than the war going on. >

What gas? This is about oil for Hungary and Slovakia. >

Literally the exact same situation. >

Gas and oil aren't really the same thing, though...
Edit: your edit makes it much clearer what you meant, thank you >

They really are though
Liquid fossil fuels shipped through pipelines to be refined and burned at power plants. >

You're confusing gasoline with natural gas, which is crucially not a liquid. They produce different products as well, but that's not important here. 
Who they are going to to, in a discussion of geopolitics, is probably pretty important to consider as well, no? >

Natural gas isn’t a liquid? Maybe do a google before you make a bold claim like that. I said it was a liquid pumped through pipelines. Which it is you absolute moron (it’s not. It’s a liquid on ships. Me absolute moron) >

r/confidentlyincorrect

Internationally traded natural gas is typically transported either in gaseous form via long-distance pipeline systems or in the form of liquefied natural gas on ships (LNG carriers). 

Economics of Gas Transportation by Pipeline and LNG >

Weird such a thing exists in time of war. >

Really? Ukraine needs money…they’re even in talks with black rock, it’s not surprising at all the black gold would flow so long as the cash keeps coming. >

So Ukraine still allows Oil to flow through it? >

Russia is even paying Ukraine for doing so. 
war can be weird sometimes >


2-3 years before that there was a discovery of a massive oil/gas reserve off the Crimea/Ukraine coast.

Source? Because to me it sounds a lot like you are actually talking about the Yuzivska gas field and the Oleska shale gas deposit which were both discovered in 2010. But neither of them is located off the Ukrainian coast.
Also to me the invasion of 2014 seemed to have much more to do with the forced resignation of Yanukovych (an important ally of Putin and who was close with various Ukrainian oligarchs who were also friendly with Russia) in 2013 than to anything related to natural resources. Obviously wars have multiple causes but I do not buy this heavy emphasis on natural resources aspect. >

He seems largely factually correct but I feel the case for that importance of the resource angle has pretty weak evidence. Yes, it is there, but if that had been the primary motivation it is very unclear why Russia would need to do a fullscale invasion. How does it makes sense to risk NS1 and NS2 to prevent competition from more expensive Ukrainian shale gas?
I am not saying gas was not a factor but my guess is that there were other factors which were more important. >

Yeah I agree with you. International relations are complicated and sometimes a trigger factor might look like the main cause but it's not. >

THE SPICE MUST FLOW