UK Tightens Russian Oil Sanctions as U.S. Weighs Relief

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The United Kingdom has expanded sanctions targeting Russia’s oil sector, adding two energy companies, shadow-fleet tankers, and financial networks accused of helping evade Western restrictions. The measures tighten pressure on Russian oil exports and the shipping and payment channels that support them.

Britain has expanded its sanctions against Russia’s oil industry, targeting two more energy companies, a dozen shadow-fleet tankers and financial networks used to move money around Western restrictions. The measures,...