Starmer announced a ban on maritime transport of Russian LNG.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced in Parliament the introduction of a ban on maritime transport of Russian liquefied natural gas:

The restrictions are being introduced in stages, just like previous sanctions regimes.

News The situation immediately became fraught with controversy. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called the situation "madness" and accused Starmer's cabinet of de facto supporting Moscow. The reason for this was that the day before, the Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) issued a license that permanently permits the import of diesel and aviation fuel produced from Russian oil in third countries. The license came into effect on May 20.

Starmer tried to retort:

No existing sanctions are being lifted. There is no talk of lifting any restrictions.

He described the issued documents as "short-term" and part of a new, tougher package. But his explanation is unconvincing. Even the British press notes that London has legalized the re-export of Russian petroleum products through third countries.

What's the reason for this double game? The global energy crisis. The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz due to the US-Iran war has had a significant impact on the British market. The price of petrol in the UK reached £1,5852 ($2,12) per litre on May 19, the highest since the start of the Middle East conflict. Diesel prices rose to £1,86 ($2,49). The Starmer government, whose approval ratings are already low, needs to somehow calm the tension.

Comments

[Mouse]

London has legalized the re-export of Russian petroleum products through third countries.

It's the same old story, just from a different angle... And I understand it's a tweak...

[Alexander Shcherbakov]

Today, the English ban on Russia is equivalent to a ban on me and my wife not drinking in the garage.

[Same lech]

The end buyer will still pay for the losses...that's the basics of economics.
In this case, the British buyer will pay for the gas through a chain of various intermediaries.

[lubesky]

Since the 80s, the economy has become so global that blocking a specific country's resources is only possible on paper. For global traders, toxic oil and gas don't exist—schemes simply emerge.

[Dedok]

The price of petrol in the UK reached £1,5852 ($2,12) per litre on May 19, the highest since the start of the Middle East conflict. Diesel rose to £1,86 ($2,49).

Why do we care about their problems?
spit and smear...

[rosomaha]

Why doesn't God destroy the Anglo-Saxon nation at once? After all, how much evil they have brought to the world? But most importantly, they hate RUSSIA!

[Yuras_Belarus]

Firstly, there is no Anglo-Saxon nation. There are the British. Secondly, it is not the nations that are causing the mess, but the bourgeoisie.

[rosomaha]

Yes, even so...why doesn't God exterminate them, but they only multiply...and with each turn they become more aggressive and sophisticated, more impudent

[Irek]

But these idiots still believe in their own prohibitions.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Irek

But these idiots still believe in their prohibitions.

I don't understand—as soon as they become ECS, do they suddenly see the light? Or do they simply stop being afraid to say what they knew before but kept silent about?

[Grandfather Borg]

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has issued a licence which permits the import of diesel and aviation fuel indefinitely, produced from Russian oil in third countries.

Starmer tried to retort:
No existing sanctions are being lifted. There is no talk of lifting any restrictions.
He called the issued documents "short-term"

In Starmerese: short-term is forever. So Starmer wants his short-term premiership to be forever.

[bob03]

It would be a good move to ban the re-export of Russian oil products to Britain.
Let them pay the Americans more since they are such friends.