Greenpeace data shows UK has paid Russia £220m for oil imports since Ukraine invasion

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Greenpeace data shows UK has paid Russia £220m for oil imports since Ukraine invasion

As Russia moves to halt gas supplies to Poland, new analysis reveals how the UK is continuing to pay millions for Russian oil

The UK's Russian oil imports have totalled £220m since the country's illegal invasion of Ukraine, a new analysis by Greenpeace has revealed. The data has been released on the same day that the EU accused...

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