http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/syria-new-eu-sanctions-won-t-harm-us-1.383080 Syria Says New Oil Sanctions and Ban of Oil Into Europe From His Country Does Not Matter, Because He Will Sell To China and Russia Instead...The European Union, which buys nearly all Syria's exported oil, has banned Syrian oil imports to pressure President Bashar Assad to end his violent crackdown on anti-government protests but still allows fuel sales to Syria.