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Ministers Slammed Over 'Insane' Decision To Ease Russian Oil Sanctions Despite Ukraine War

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20.05.2026

Ministers Slammed Over 'Insane' Decision To Ease Russian Oil Sanctions Despite Ukraine War

Ed Miliband said in March that it wouldn't happen.

Ministers have been slammed for relaxing sanctions on Russian oil despite the ongoing war in Ukraine.

The government said it would allow the import of jet fuel and diesel refined in third countries amid concerns about potential shortages caused by the war in Iran.

The move flies in the face of a previous government pledge to block Russian oil refined in other countries in order to “further restrict the flow of funds to the Kremlin”.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch posted on X: “After 18 months of ‘standing up to Putin’, the Labour government quietly issued a........

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