China's coal imports from Russia nearly double amid Ukraine crisis.
China's coal imports from Russia nearly doubled between March and April, reaching 4.42 million metric tons, media reports said.
China is buying record amounts of cheap Russian coal which has reached 4.42 million metric tons, CNN reported citing trade data from Refinitiv.
According to the American broadcaster, Russia has overtaken Australia as China's second-biggest supplier since last year and now accounts for 19 per cent of its coal imports, up from the 14 per cent share it had in March.
