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Again, you didn’t really answer my question. You’re talking about mitigating sanctions by buying fossil fuels. Which sanctions? And how are they being mitigated? Is it through some special currency trade (in which case would you mind explaining that)?
China’s trade deficit with Russia reached a record $38 billion last year as global energy prices surged following the outbreak of war in Ukraine. 
The world’s second-largest economy purchased $114.1 billion worth of goods from Russia in 2022, up 44% from a year earlier, figures from China’s General Administration of Customs showed Friday. By comparison, China’s total imports from around the globe were up just 1.1% for the year.
Exports to Russia rose about 13% to $76.1 billion. That led to a trade imbalance of more than triple what was seen in the previous year.
China has emerged as one of the only significant buyers — along with India and Turkey — of crude from Russia, after the Group of Seven and European nations slapped sanctions designed to punish President Vladimir Putin for the invasion of Ukraine. >

Summary: 
In 2022, China purchased $38bn more from Russia than Russia purchased from China. This differential buttressed Russia's hard currency reserves, mitigating the effects of sanctions imposed by most of the world
China was joined in this effort by India and Turkey.
These three countries, while publically proclaiming their  "neutrality", are in fact funding an illegal, terroristic war of genocidal aggression. >

I don’t quite understand. Are these 3 countries doing some special trade with Russia that mitigates sanctions? Or are they just buying stuff like the other countries? >


Are these 3 countries doing some special trade with Russia that mitigates sanctions?

Yes. 
These countries are massively helping Russia exchange something it has in abundance (oil) for something it lacks but desperately needs (money... real dollars, not "rubles").
$38bn in spare cash buys a lot of influence and bullets. 

Or are they just buying stuff like the other countries?

What stuff? Other than oil, Russia doesn't make much that any country needs - and there are other, better sources for most of it. Nobody's buying up LADAs. >

Good resource. Lets take a close look at the chart named "Daily payment amounts by geography". 
The four largest purchasers of Russian fuels, in order, are EU, India, China and Turkey. (India recently surpassed  China as #2).  All other countries combined are insignificant compared to these 4.
So what have the 4 largest purchasers of Russian fuels  done since its war against Ukraine expanded early in 2022?
EU: massive and ongoing reductions in purchases. From a high of EUR750m they're down to 240m, a 68% reduction. That trend is continuing. EU is on track to reach ZERO purchases by 2023 year-end. This is an enormous shift. Russias #1 pre-war customer (by far) is disappearing and there are no potential customers who could make up the loss.
China & Turkey: trending pretty flat. The story here (aside from their decision to ignore sanctions) is the trade deficit. China (at least) is buying the same value of fuels from Russia while selling them fewer and fewer goods. This leaves Russia with free cash ($38bn) to use for other purposes (like bombing schools and hospitals). China is sacrificing its own manufacturing sales and jobs to support Putin's war.
India: purchases trending upward. India is the only major Russian fuels customer who's not just ignoring sanctions but actively working against them. >

Again, you didn’t really answer my question. You’re talking about mitigating sanctions by buying fossil fuels. Which sanctions? And how are they being mitigated? Is it through some special currency trade (in which case would you mind explaining that)? >


Which sanctions? 

The EU, USA and other countries have all passed numerous rounds of sanctions. For details,  feel free to use Google or Venmo me a research fee.  

And how are they being mitigated?

I explained that in detail. 

Is it through some special currency trade (in which case would you mind explaining that)?

Possibly, though not that I know of. 
Sending Russia large amounts of money in any readily fungible currency helps them. Money is the easiest thing in the world to move and trade in secret. >

Are there sanctions on Russian fossil fuels yet? I know that Europe as a whole is trying to reduce their purchases, but are there sanctions? 

Mitigating 

I was taking the word to mean bypassing the sanctions rather than just making the effects of the sanctions less severe. My bad. So yeah I guess any country trading with Russia is mitigating, but China, India and Turkey are indeed the worst offenders. 
But anyway, are there sanctions on Russian fossil fuels yet? I had read something about the EU banning them from being shipped to third countries soon, but wasn’t sure if my understanding was right. You know much about it? 
Sort of unrelated but I also read in a recent Reuters article that Belgium is against ending its €4.5 billion worth of diamond trade with Russia as it would be a “huge loss”. Are any other EU members also continuing trade with Russia for profit? >

Fuck China for feeding Russia's war machine.  We need to boycott China. >

The world can’t afford to boycott China, it’s just not realistically feasible given global economies.
Edit: there’s no point replying & blocking me because I corrected you…..that’s just silly. Plus for another nation to attempt to replace China as the manufacturing hub of the world, it takes years if not decades. Hence, the world can not afford to boycott China. Covid shut downs have proven just that & how vital China actually is to the global economy in numerous industries.
If you don’t like different opinions u/_SpaceTimeContinuum then the internet might not be the place for you. >


China’s trade deficit with Russia reached a record $38 billion last year as global energy prices surged following the outbreak of war in Ukraine. 
The world’s second-largest economy purchased $114.1 billion worth of goods from Russia in 2022, up 44% from a year earlier, figures from China’s General Administration of Customs showed Friday. By comparison, China’s total imports from around the globe were up just 1.1% for the year.
Exports to Russia rose about 13% to $76.1 billion. That led to a trade imbalance of more than triple what was seen in the previous year.
China has emerged as one of the only significant buyers — along with India and Turkey — of crude from Russia, after the Group of Seven and European nations slapped sanctions designed to punish President Vladimir Putin for the invasion of Ukraine. >

Summary: 
In 2022, China purchased $38bn more from Russia than Russia purchased from China. This differential buttressed Russia's hard currency reserves, mitigating the effects of sanctions imposed by most of the world
China was joined in this effort by India and Turkey.
These three countries, while publically proclaiming their  "neutrality", are in fact funding an illegal, terroristic war of genocidal aggression. >

I don’t quite understand. Are these 3 countries doing some special trade with Russia that mitigates sanctions? Or are they just buying stuff like the other countries? >


Are these 3 countries doing some special trade with Russia that mitigates sanctions?

Yes. 
These countries are massively helping Russia exchange something it has in abundance (oil) for something it lacks but desperately needs (money... real dollars, not "rubles").
$38bn in spare cash buys a lot of influence and bullets. 

Or are they just buying stuff like the other countries?

What stuff? Other than oil, Russia doesn't make much that any country needs - and there are other, better sources for most of it. Nobody's buying up LADAs. >

Good resource. Lets take a close look at the chart named "Daily payment amounts by geography". 
The four largest purchasers of Russian fuels, in order, are EU, India, China and Turkey. (India recently surpassed  China as #2).  All other countries combined are insignificant compared to these 4.
So what have the 4 largest purchasers of Russian fuels  done since its war against Ukraine expanded early in 2022?
EU: massive and ongoing reductions in purchases. From a high of EUR750m they're down to 240m, a 68% reduction. That trend is continuing. EU is on track to reach ZERO purchases by 2023 year-end. This is an enormous shift. Russias #1 pre-war customer (by far) is disappearing and there are no potential customers who could make up the loss.
China & Turkey: trending pretty flat. The story here (aside from their decision to ignore sanctions) is the trade deficit. China (at least) is buying the same value of fuels from Russia while selling them fewer and fewer goods. This leaves Russia with free cash ($38bn) to use for other purposes (like bombing schools and hospitals). China is sacrificing its own manufacturing sales and jobs to support Putin's war.
India: purchases trending upward. India is the only major Russian fuels customer who's not just ignoring sanctions but actively working against them.