The US imported $749,500 worth of Russian-origin crude oil in November 2023, marking the first transaction since the ban on Russian energy imports was implemented in April 2022.
Sputnik recently conducted a financial assessment, revealing that the total losses incurred by Western companies that withdrew from Russia following the onset of the special military operation are approximately 17 times greater than McDonald s net profit for 2022. These losses are also comparable to the GDP of Slovenia.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin earlier stressed that the illegal sanctions slapped by the West failed to prevent the sustainable development of the Russian economy.