Syria relies on Russia’s oil despite pivot to the West

[Reuters reports](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/exclusive-syria-relies-russias-oil-080316962.html?ncid=redditnewsus) – Russia has emerged as the main supplier of oil to Syria, Reuters reporting shows, despite the new government’s alignment with the West and widespread distrust of Moscow over its military support for fallen leader Bashar al-Assad.

Oil shipments from Russia have jumped 75% to about 60,000 barrels per day this year, the reporting found, based on Reuters calculations of official announcements and ship tracking data on LSEG, MarineTraffic and Shipnext.

The volumes represent a tiny share of Russia’s daily global oil exports.

But for Syria, where domestic production remains far below ‌demand, the flows make Moscow the country’s dominant crude supplier following the fall of Assad in December 2024, taking over from Iran which was a key ally of the ousted leader during the country’s 14-year civil war.

Europe relies on Russia’s oil and it *is* the west.

Dont worry people will only get angry at you for interacting with Russia if you are Israel