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The Graphic Truth: Thirsty for Russian energy

The Graphic Truth: Thirsty for Russian energy
Paige Fusco

Much of the world has long relied on Russian energy to power their economies. That makes it very hard for them to punish the Kremlin for invading Ukraine by ditching Russia's plentiful oil, natural gas, and coal in the near term. So, who's most dependent on Russian fossil fuels? We look at a select group of OECD economies.

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