Fully ban UK shipping services for Russian LNG
“It comes as the UK doubles down on support for Ukraine, including delivering £45 million of surface-to-air missiles deliveries and standing by plans to fully implement a maritime services ban on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports – restricting Russia’s access to the UK’s world leading shipping and insurance services.”
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Where it stands
The release says the UK is "standing by plans" to fully implement a maritime services ban on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, restricting Russia's access to UK shipping and insurance services. The same sentence mentions £45m of surface-to-air missile deliveries for Ukraine; this card follows the LNG ban only. The release says the Chancellor will urge partners at the IMF to fully implement an equivalent ban, and gives no date for the UK ban. The card moves when the ban is fully in force.
What has happened
- Oct 2026The government says it stands by plans to fully implement a maritime services ban on Russian LNG exports, Promised
About the cost
No cost has been published. The £45m in the same sentence is for surface-to-air missiles, not this ban.
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