Notice the rise in gas prices lately?

"The Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil depots have helped to spike gas prices in the past month exactly because Russian oil is still being purchased by western countries through back channels. You can’t just cut off one of the largest energy suppliers in the world without huge effects on prices at the pump."

https://alt-market.us/world-war-iii-is-now-inevitable-heres-why-it-cant-be-avoided/#:~:text=The%20Ukrainian%20attacks,at%20the%20pump.