Sainsbury's has pledged that it will no longer sell Russian diesel at its petrol stations by the end of 2022 as it 'stands united' with the people of Ukraine. The ban would affect 315 of its forecourts across the country and comes following pressure from customers.
The supermarket giant has already stopped selling products that are solely sourced from Russia as part of wide-ranging financial sanctions and restrictions taken by the West following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. But the company has acknowledged that supporting the ban on Russian oil is complex.
It comes amid pressure on retailers and energy firms 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.
