Sainsbury's has announced it will no longer sell Russian diesel at its 315 petrol stations by the end of this year. The supermarket giant made the announcement to show it 'stands united' with Ukraine and its citizens and comes amid pressure from customers.
The decision follows similar action by the company, including stopping the sale of products sourced from Russia, Kent Live reports. Retailers and energy firms are all trying to shake off their reliance on Russia for certain products after the country launched an assault on Ukraine in February. Russia is the third-biggest oil producer in the world behind Saudi Arabia and the United States.
Rhian Bartlett, food commercial director at Sainsbury's, said: “We stand united with the people of Ukraine and have taken a range of steps to show our support – from helping to fund the humanitarian effort on the ground, to removing products from our stores which are 100% sourced from Russia.
