Factbox: A look at key Russia-China crude oil ties as Ukraine crisis rages

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has seen some of the harshest sanctions ever imposed on a nation and disrupted trade flows of energy and other commodities, even though such goods have not been directly sanctioned. Russia was China’s second largest crude oil supplier in 2021, accounting for around 15.5% of China’s total imports. Chinese buyers of spot Russian crude are temporarily…