Despite new sanctions from the European Commission targeting its port, Indonesia continues to import Russian oil. This move highlights a growing divergence between Western efforts to isolate Russia and Asia's focus on maintaining energy security.

Jakarta’s move to press on with importing 150 million barrels of Russian oil despite latest EU sanctions against an Indonesian port underscores a growing divide between Western efforts to isolate Moscow and Asia’s push for energy security. On Thursday, the European Commission announced its 20th package of sanctions against Russia, which includes Indonesia’s Karimun Oil Terminal for its “connections with the shadow fleet and circumvention of the oil price cap”. The sanction on Karimun, located in...