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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Caitlin Doherty

UK and US sanction two Russian oil firms

David Lammy said the UK will not back down in its support for Ukraine (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

The UK has announced sanctions against two Russian oil firms as the Foreign Secretary pledged to “hit Putin where it hurts” amid the continuing war in Ukraine.

Britain and the US are sanctioning Gazprom Neft and PJSC Surgutneftegas, which, according to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), between them produce more than one million barrels of oil per day.

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