Exclusive: China state oil majors suspend Russian oil buys due to sanctions, sources say

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/china-state-oil-majors-suspend-russian-oil-buys-due-sanctions-sources-say-2025-10-23/

by neonpurplestar

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  2. More on this subject from other reputable sources:

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    – ZDF (A-): [Trump: No meeting with Putin and sanctions against oil companies](https://www.zdfheute.de/politik/ausland/trump-absage-treffen-putin-ukraine-krieg-russland-100.html)
    – BBC Online (A): [US sanctions major Russian oil firms, accusing Vladimir Putin of refusing to end ‘senseless war’ in Ukraine](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd6758pn6ylo)
    – France 24 (A-): [Trump slaps sanctions on Russia’s top oil firms, says talks with Putin ‘don’t go anywhere’](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251022-trump-slaps-sanctions-on-russia-s-top-oil-firms-says-talks-with-putin-don-t-go-anywhere)
    – N-tv (C+): [Change of course toward Moscow: Trump administration imposes sanctions on Russian oil companies](https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Trump-Regierung-verhaengt-Sanktionen-gegen-russische-Olfirmen-article26113705.html)

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  4. Can someone post the text of the article or unlocked link please?

  5. Mhhh… weird. Maybe China isnt as hard on Russias side as everyone said?

  6. Good news. I wouldn’t think that it happened out of the goodness of their heart’s. Is it because they are afraid of defying the US, just want to make nice during the tariff talks, or is there some other reason.

  7. Exciting unfolding development!

    I’ve long thought that China could yet surprise everyone, including Russia, by deciding to play its own hand on Moscow. A move like this (taking a stronger than expected stance) could leave Russia and the world uncertain about the reliability of China’s continued support for the Kremlin which could well trigger a collapse, could it not?

  11. ~~Russia isn’t exporting any oil. This seems like making a virtue of necessity.~~

    Edit: okay Russia has banned the export of refined fuel, not oil, I need to drink my coffee in the morning before I comment.

    Nevertheless, if Russia continues its already-sanctioned oil exports via under-the-table, then China can claim whatever it wants above board. By definition, official sanctions policy doesn’t apply to sanction evasion right?

    It’s like how you never rely on the answer someone gives you if you ask them if they’re lying to you. Someone who isn’t lying will say, “no.” Someone who is lying will also say, “no.” You get the same answer either way so it conveys no useful information.

  12. Why buy the milk when you can get the cow for free? Sorry Russia, China’s hands are tied, but when this is over maybe you can work out a land deal where China gets your oil fields and you get your debts forgiven.

  14. This seems serious since they’re whining about it in Russian media. India is also complying. So, assuming it’s for real, Russia is losing both exports of crude, and they lost exports of refined products because ZSU has been hitting refineries and transit infrastructure. In fact, we’re at the point where Russia is importing refined products for the first time. Meanwhile, Putin is blathering on about the demographic crisis and how the government needs to do more to make multi-child families the norm.

  15. Obviously I don’t know the details, but this sounds like a bigger and better thing than getting those Tomahawk missiles. Ukraine’s become capable of producing its own really effective cruise missiles at this point, but this sort of economic hit can only be delivered by foreign help.

  16. china will just buy russian oil using their own currency. with our 38 trillion debt, probably a safer transaction for those 2 countries.

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