Due to supply issues and price increases, plans to prohibit the UK from importing diesel and jet fuel produced in third countries using Russian oil have been scaled back. Due to the successful blockade of the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway since the beginning of the US-Israel war with Iran, the government will now “phase in” certain fresh penalties over the next few months. The Foreign Office acknowledged that additional flexibility was needed but rejected that the change in policy could be characterized as a “waiver” on sanctions meant to harm Russia’s economy.
The sanctions commissioner for Ukraine, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, acknowledged “the rationale behind the UK’s decision” but expressed disagreement with the strategy.”We are particularly concerned about short-term exemptions that could still bring in more money for Russia’s military apparatus,” he said on social media. In October of last year, the government announced a series of new restrictions that included the original plan to prohibit oil products made from Russian crude oil, such diesel and jet fuel, from entering the UK from third nations.
It followed the BBC’s 2024 revelation that, in spite of sanctions, millions of barrels of gasoline derived from Russian oil were still being shipped into the UK through a gap in international trade regulations. Since the first oil restriction was put in place in December 2022, an estimated £1.8 billion worth of oil products derived from Russian crude have been transported into the UK through Turkey and India, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
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