The UK has imported nearly 2 million barrels of Russian oil since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, according to figures released Wednesday by Greenpeace.
Shipments totaling 1.9 million barrels, with an estimated value of $276 million, have flowed into the UK despite a series of international sanctions targeting Russian businesses aimed at weakening the ministry, Greenpeace said. Kremlin war machine.
“A total of eight tankers have delivered Russian oil shipments to the UK since Russia first invaded Ukraine on February 24, an average of one per week,” Greenpeace said.
The UK government has imposed a ban on ships owned, operated or flagged by Russia from entering the UK. However, Russian fossil fuels can still enter the UK via tankers owned and flagged by other countries.
Georgia Whitaker, oil and gas campaigner at Greenpeace UK, said: “The UK government is no stranger to hypocrisy but is committed to ‘unwavering support’ to Ukraine while shipping almost 2 million barrels of Russian oil. is completely meaningless, even by Boris Johnson’s standards,” said Georgia Whitaker, oil and gas campaigner at Greenpeace UK.
Downing Street has said it will phase out Russian oil imports gradually, but only by the end of the year.
“Despite the growing death toll, the UK government has given itself until the end of the year to stop importing bloody Russian oil,” Whitaker added.
“Sanctions will not take effect until they are implemented and eight more months of oil and gas imports is eight months too much. It is clear that we need a clear and immediate ban on all Russian fossil fuels,” said Whitaker.
“We will phase out Russian oil by the end of the year and import Russian liquid natural gas as soon as possible after that,” a UK government spokesman said.
“The UK has no problem with gas or oil supplies, and unlike Europe, we are not dependent on Russian energy imports,” the spokesperson said.
On Monday, Greenpeace activists chain yourself to the anchor of a Russian oil tanker docked in a Norwegian port, demanding that the Nordic country stop importing Russian fossil fuels.
