Eurostat just released trade data for the month of May. If you look at January through May 2022 (red) vs same period in 2021 (blue), the biggest jump in payments to Russia for oil & gas are from Italy, which went from EUR 3.7 bn in '21 to EUR 11.4 bn in '22. With @JonathanPingle pic.twitter.com/FNs3truOJb

— Robin Brooks (@robin_j_brooks) July 17, 2022