# Europe remains a major buyer of Russian oil despite rhetoric, Kremlin says

https://mins.news/en/item/97782

- TASS, 2026-10-13 10:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2201337

> Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said European countries remain heavy buyers of Russian crude and petroleum products. He said global media are widely discussing what he called “European cynicism,” amid a question about whether Europe might disrupt the Moscow-Washington fuel deal with new sanctions or trade barriers.

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