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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rob Davies

UK dockers vow not to unload tankers carrying Russian oil and gas

Foyle Port, Derry
Foyle Port, Derry, the scheduled destination of the Pluto oil tanker. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

Angry dockers have vowed not to unload cargoes of Russian oil and gas, as it emerged that shipments were en route to British ports because of an apparent loophole in a government ban and could even be used to heat UK homes.

The government imposed a ban on Russian vessels docking in the UK on Tuesday, in response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

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