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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Athena Stavrou,David Maddox and Kate Devlin

Starmer under fire for buying ‘dirty Russian oil’ after UK quietly eases strict sanctions

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of buying “dirty Russian oil” after the UK quietly relaxed sanctions on Moscow in a move which critics fear will be a major boost to Vladimir Putin.

The move has been condemned by senior Labour figures and branded “insane” by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, who told the prime minister he should be “ashamed” that British money “will be used to fund the killing of Ukrainian soldiers”.

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