LONDON: The UK government has delayed some new sanctions on Russian oil in an effort to shelter Britons from the cost-of-living squeeze triggered by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz in the Iran war. A trade license that came into effect Wednesday permits the import of Russian oil that has been refined into jet fuel and diesel in third countries such as India and Turkiye. The UK announced in October that it would ban imports of those products.

The exceptions to the sanctions rules come into force on May 20 and are of an indefinite duration

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