Russia energy sales to EU hit $320.7bn since 2022, says official
Moscow claims continued shipments despite sanctions, with specific figures for 2026 provided.
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Russia energy sales to EU hit $320.7bn since 2022, says official
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What this story says
- Russia claims to have sold $320.7 billion in energy resources to EU countries since 2022, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
- Novak stated that $21.3 billion of these sales occurred in the first nine months of 2026.
- Shipments continued despite sanctions, with deliveries maintained in areas covered by exemptions, Novak said.
- One outlet, El Economista, reported a total figure of $329 billion, while other sources cited $320.7 billion.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 9 of the 15 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
57/100
Hype
41/100
15 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak stated that Russia sold $320.7 billion worth of energy resources to European Union countries since 2022. He reported that $21.3 billion of these sales occurred in the first nine months of 2026. Novak asserted that these shipments continued despite sanctions, with deliveries maintained in areas covered by exemptions.
Divergent figures for total sales
While most reports cite Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak stating total energy sales to the EU since 2022 reached $320.7 billion, El Economista reported a figure of $329 billion. Novak's statement, as reported by other outlets, specified the $320.7 billion figure.
What the coverage left out
None of the centre or right-rated reports mentioned the specific figure of $21.3 billion for energy sales in the first nine months of 2026 that was attributed to Alexander Novak. Additionally, the right-rated reports did not include the detail about indirect hydrocarbon supplies to Europe via third countries, which was mentioned in one centre-rated report.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 12 Oct 2026, 21:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports led with the claim that Russia sold $320.7 billion in energy resources to the EU since 2022, despite Western sanctions. Both Sud Ouest and La Libre highlighted that these sales continued due to exemptions granted for certain deliveries. Sud Ouest also noted that the total does not account for indirect hydrocarbon supplies to Europe via third countries like India and Turkey, and quoted US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticising European "hypocrisy" for continuing to finance Russia.
Right
4 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports focused on the total value of Russian energy sales to the EU since 2022, citing the $320.7 billion figure provided by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. Anadolu Ajansı mentioned Novak's statement that shipments continued despite sanctions and that deliveries were maintained in areas with exemptions. vz.ru noted that Novak's estimate was significantly higher than a $250 billion figure previously cited by American colleagues. News-pravda.com stated Novak confirmed claims made by Donald Trump regarding media hypocrisy.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Russia energy sales to EU hit $320.7bn since 2022, says official?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 33% are rated centre, 67% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 15. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Russia energy sales to EU hit $320.7bn since 2022, says official left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Russia energy sales to EU hit $320.7bn since 2022, says official biased?
- Russia energy sales to EU hit $320.7bn since 2022, says official is one event reported by 15 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Russia energy sales to EU hit $320.7bn since 2022, says official?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Russia energy sales to EU hit $320.7bn since 2022, says official?
- 15 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- How much did Russia claim to sell in energy resources to the EU since 2022?
- Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak claimed that Russia sold $320.7 billion worth of energy resources to European Union countries between 2022 and late 2026. One outlet, El Economista, reported a slightly different figure of $329 billion.
- Did these sales continue despite sanctions?
- Yes, according to Alexander Novak, shipments continued despite sanctions imposed on Russia. He stated that deliveries were maintained in areas covered by exemptions, indicating that not all energy trade was halted.
- What was the value of energy sales in the first nine months of 2026?
- Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak reported that Russia supplied $21.3 billion worth of energy resources to the EU in the first nine months of 2026. This figure was mentioned in several reports.
Read it at the source
15 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
2Right
4- Russia Says Energy Sales to EU Reached $320.7B Since 2022 (opens Anadolu Ajansı in a new tab)
Anadolu Ajansı — is Anadolu Ajansı biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Novak Has Estimated the Supply of Energy From Russia to the EU Since 2022. (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
- Europe has received $320.7 billion worth of energy resources from Russia since 2022, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the Nine Months of 2026, the Russian Federation Supplied $21.3 Billion in Energy Resources to Europe. (opens Interfax.ru in a new tab)
Interfax.ru — is Interfax.ru biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
9- 320 Billion Dollars Despite Sanctions: Russia Claims to Have Continued to Deliver Europe Since 2022 (opens RTL Info in a new tab)
- Russia: 320 Billion Hydrocarbon Sales to the EU Despite Sanctions (opens Business Daily in a new tab)
Business Daily — is Business Daily biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia Has Exported $320.7 Billion Worth of Energy to the EU Since 2022. (opens Haberler in a new tab)
- Russian Hydrocarbons Worth $320 Billion to Europe Despite Sanctions (opens Naftemporiki in a new tab)
Naftemporiki — is Naftemporiki biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Novak: Since 2022, the EU Has Spent $320.7 Billion on Russian Energy Resources (opens Life.ru in a new tab)
- Nowak Described the European Union ' S Procurement of Russian Energy Resources (opens 1prime.ru in a new tab)
- Novak: Russia's energy supplies to EU at $21.3B this year (opens BizToc in a new tab)
- Europe Has Purchased $320.7 Billion Worth of Energy Resources From Russia Since the Start of the Ukraine War (opens Apa in a new tab)
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