The United States is ready to impose new energy sanctions on Russia, but only if all NATO Member States stop buying Russian oil and implement similar measures, US President said Donald Trump.

More than three years after Russia began its total invasion of Ukraine, the US and the European Union are still entering Russian energy and goods Valued billions of euros, ranging from liquefied natural gas to enriched uranium.

Follow the main trade ties maintained by the EU and the US with Russia, as well as their development over the past four years:

EU trade with Russia

The EU has imposed various limitations on imports and exports on various products, resulting in a reduction in exports to Russia by 61% and imports from Russia by 89% between the first quarter of 2022 and the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest Eurostat data.

In the second quarter of 2025, EU exports to Russia increased, while imports declined, with the marketing deficit in a surplus of 0.8 billion euros.

The EU, however, continues to buy oil, nickel, gas, fertilizers, iron and steel from Russia.

Oil

Four years ago, Russia was the largest supplier of oil products in the EU, but the ban on the EU’s maritime imports from the EU reduced its share to 2.01% in 2025 so far from 28.74% in 2021.

The share of oil imports from Russia decreased from 29% in the first quarter of 2021 to just 2% in the second quarter of 2025.

Natural gas

Russia’s share of EU gas imports decreased to 12% in the second quarter of 2025 from 48% in the first quarter of 2021.

During this period, Norway’s share increased to the highest percentage, but Algeria became the EU largest partner, representing 27% of EU gas imports.

Russia still supplies Some EU countries such as Hungary and Bulgariathrough the TurkStream underwater gas pipeline from Turkey.

Lng

The value of liquefied natural gas imports from Russia to the EU increased significantly between the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2022, as prices rose sharply.

However, Russia’s share of LNG imports in the EU decreased to 14% in the second quarter of 2025 from 22% in the first quarter of 2021.

The United States was the largest supplier of solidified gas in Europe during the second quarter of this year, with their share reaching 54%.

Iron and steel

Russia’s share of iron and steel imports from outside EU countries decreased to 6% in the second quarter of 2025 from 18% four years ago.

Fertilizers

Russia remained, since the second quarter of 2025, the largest fertilizer exporter in the EU of 27 Member States and its share of this market has increased to 34% from 28% in the last four years.

The European Parliament voted in May the imposition of banning duties on imports of Russian fertilizers, but they will only be introduced in phases and are too early to evaluate their possible impact on the market.

Imports of the US from Russia

US imports from Russia decreased to $ 2.50 billion in the first half of 2025 from $ 14.14 billion four years earlier, according to US census data and the US Economic Analysis Office. Since January 2022, the United States has introduced Russian goods worth $ 24.51 billion.

Fertilizers

Last year, the US introduced Russian fertilizers worth about $ 1.27 billion, slightly increased from $ 1.14 billion in 2021.

Uranium, plutonium

The US has enriched uranium and plutonium from Russia worth about $ 624 million in 2024, from $ 646 million in 2021.

Palladium

Russia exported Palladium to the United States for about $ 878 million in 2024, from $ 1.59 billion in 2021.