Net Zero Labour Eases Sanctions on Putin to Buy More Russian Crude
The UK government has eased some sanctions on Russian oil to allow imports of diesel and jet fuel processed in third countries. This decision has sparked criticism from various political figures, including Ed Miliband and Boris Johnson, who argue it undermines support for Ukraine. Labour MPs voted against a motion to ease actions on North Sea oil, highlighting internal divisions on energy policy.
- ▪The government waived some Russian oil sanctions to allow imports of diesel and jet fuel.
- ▪Ed Miliband has called for the shutdown of all North Sea oil.
- ▪Boris Johnson criticized the government's decision as a betrayal of Ukraine.
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| Publication time | Wed, 20 May 2026 08:34:23 +0000 |
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Last night the government waived some Russian oil sanctions to allow imports of diesel and jet fuel from Russian crude processed in third countries. Indian products mostly… Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Dan Tomlinson could not say he was comfortable with the move on Sky News when asked but did say: “There’s a whole range of other sanctions that have been announced today by well yesterday by the government yesterday by the government because we do have to make sure that we are standing up to Putin’s aggression and making sure that we’re protecting Ukraine and at the same time when there’s a very significant international conflict happening when we do need to make sure that we keep security and supply across the world we’re looking at time limited changes on some very specific…
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