According to the shared data, 1.9 million barrels of oil or 257,000 tons of oil have been brought to the UK since Russian President Vladimir Putin started the Russia-Ukraine war on February 24. The deal, which cost the UK £220m, reportedly entered the country with oil tankers from Russia, which were tracked by environmental campaigners at Greenpeace.
BORIS JOHNSON CONFIRMED
The British government has been tough on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine. Asked after a NATO summit whether the use of chemical weapons was the “red line”, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson replied, “Vladimir Putin has already crossed the red line of barbarism.” Comparing Putin to a “drug dealer” who made Europe dependent on him for natural gas and oil, Johnson said Russia had committed war crimes in Ukraine.
Britain now plans to end imports of Russian oil by the end of the year. Boris Johnson also confirmed this plan. The government has already banned any Russian-owned, operated or Russian-flagged ship from entering the UK.
“WE ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON RUSSIA”
Russia, on the other hand, banned some former and new ministers, especially Boris Johnson, from entering Russia due to the hostile attitude of the UK administration towards the war in Ukraine. In addition to the Russian generals fighting on the front line in Ukraine, the UK also took sanction decisions against individuals and businesses that support the Russian army.
A British government spokesperson on oil imports from Russia said: “By the end of the year, we will phase out the flow of Russian oil into the country and will terminate Russian liquid natural gas imports as soon as possible after that. The UK has no problems with gas or oil supply and is not interested in European oil imports. Unlike Turkey, we are not dependent on Russian energy imports.” said.