US EditionUK urges allies to keep up pressure on Russia as US eases sanctions
The UK stresses sanctions have cut Russian revenue by $450 billion since the Ukraine war began and warns easing pressure risks prolonging conflict.
- On March 13, Downing Street urged international partners to maintain collective pressure on Russia through sanctions, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.
- The US issued a 30-day waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil stranded at sea to stabilise global energy markets disrupted by the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz blockade.
- Downing Street highlighted that Western sanctions have deprived the Russian state of at least US$450 billion, and UK ministers confirmed they would not follow the US by loosening sanctions.
- Rising oil costs have translated into soaring heating bills for households and higher petrol prices for drivers as Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz pushes oil to about 100 dollars per barrel.
- Opposition parties urged dropping the September fuel duty hike and suggested direct support or extending the freeze, with Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and Sir Keir flagging worries about the cost-of-living impact.
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Mittelstand CafeStraubinger Tagblatt [Newsroom] Straubing (ots) - While Europe is trying to dry up the war machine of Russian President Vladimir Putin with a dense sanction regime, Washington is opening the valve through which billions of dollars again in the Kremlin's war fund ... Continue reading here...Original content of: Straubinger Tagblatt, transmitted by news aktuell
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