I have heard different numbers on the amount of oil the once oil rich oil exporting USA is buying from Russia on a monthly basis. The amount is probably enough to pay for Putin conquest of the Ukraine IMO. If the USA and this administration were serious about hurting and fighting back at Russia do you honestly believe they would continue buy oil from Russia..?
We were buying 500,000 barrels a day but that figure is now 670,000 a day. With the price of oil hitting $111 yesterday up from $107 you gotta figure Russia can not be motivated to stop stirring his pot of gold/oil anytime soon.