Despite repeated calls from Washington and Kyiv to end energy trade with Moscow, several European Union countries have increased imports of Russian oil and gas in 2025, even as the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, according to data compiled by Reuters from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, the EU has imported over €213 billion ($246 billion) worth of Russian energy — more than the €167 billion ($193