The UK government has eased sanctions on Russian oil and gas in a move intended to ease supply problems during the Iran crisis.
The decision, quietly announced by the government on Tuesday evening, includes the loosening of sanctions on oil from Russia refined in third countries for jet fuel and diesel and echoes a similar move by the US.
The waiver — which Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch labelled as “insane” — begins on Wednesday and is intended to address concerns about the supply of some types of fuel caused by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz waterway since the start of the US-Iran war.
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