UK supermarket chains are still selling Russian fuel
Daily MailSupermarkets that have made a show of banning vodka and other Russian products continue to sell the country’s fuel. The retail industry’s trade body said the supermarkets will have to phase it out by the end of 2022 in line with a UK ban on Russian oil imports. Greenpeace, which filmed the tankers, accused the supermarkets of effectively funding Putin’s war machine by buying Russian diesel. Greenpeace UK oil and gas campaigner, Elena Polisano, said: ‘Supermarkets were quick to remove Russian vodka from shelves and rename their chicken Kievs as chicken Kyivs. Supermarkets picked up 33,000-ton shipment of Russian diesel in Essex this week A woman fills up her car with diesel at a petrol station ‘Customers will be outraged if supermarkets are asking them to donate to Ukraine at the till, but passing their money to Putin at the pump.’ Polling for Greenpeace UK found that 74 per cent of the public are unaware that fuel at supermarket petrol stations may contain Russian diesel.
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