The EU has been trying to cut back on Russian oil, but it's still buying more of it than anyone else

According to a report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, the European Union was the biggest importer of Russian fossil fuels in September.

The EU spent more than 100 billion euros on Russian fossil fuel imports over the course of the war in Ukraine. The EU's imports of Russian fossil fuels decreased from August to the end of September and from March to the end of September.

The EU is the biggest buyer of Russia's oil.

The decline is due to a fall in natural gas supplies. Coal has been banned by the EU. Russia's energy revenue is used to fund the Ukraine war. One-fifth of Russia's GDP is accounted for by energy.

The EU lost market share in Russia. Russian fuel has been in demand in emerging markets of India, China, Turkey, and Malaysia.

Since the war began, Russian fossil fuel exports have fallen by about a third, but high energy prices have helped the Kremlin.

Despite the reduction in this year's export volumes, Russia's current revenue is far above previous years' level because of the rising fossil fuel prices.

The price of crude oil is up. Natural-gas futures in Europe have more than doubled in the last year.