The UK will effectively loosen some Russian sanctions by allow imports of diesel and jet fuel refined from Moscow’s crude in countries like India and Turkey.
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Send a tip to our reporters Site feedback: Take our Survey New Window By Alex Longley May 19, 2026 at 5:55 PM UTC The UK will effectively loosen some Russian sanctions by allow imports of diesel and jet fuel refined from Moscow’s crude in countries like India and Turkey.
The general license published late Tuesday takes effect Wednesday and didn’t set a time limit. The measure, which only applies to those two fuels, comes as swaths of global oil production remain disrupted by the Iran war, with diesel and jet fuel particularly hard hit.
