British Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes a statement, after he left the European Political Community summit (EPC). | (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett / POOL / AFP)
The UK government said on Wednesday that it had eased sanctions on imports of Russian jet fuel and diesel refined in third countries, amid spiralling fuel prices caused by the Middle East war.
The trade licence that came into effect immediately is of “indefinite duration” according to the Department of Business and Trade website, and will be periodically reviewed.
It will allow the UK to import Russian crude oil refined in third countries such as India.
The government also issued a temporary licence loosening sanctions on liquefied natural gas originating from certain Russian plants.
