Russia's oil sales to China have hit their highest level since the invasion of Ukraine

• Russia is selling the most crude and fuel oil to China since invading Ukraine last year, according to data from Kpler.
• The analytics firm found that Russia was selling 1.66 million barrels a day to China last month.
• The increase in exports comes after China relaxed its zero-COVID policies in December, spurring more demand for energy.

Russia's oil sales to China have hit their highest level since the start of its war with Ukraine last year, according to Bloomberg, which cited data from Kpler.

The commodities analytics firm found that Russian crude and fuel oil flows to China rose to 1.66 million barrels a day last month, up from 1.2 million December.