UK eases sanctions on Russian oil imports as fuel prices soar
The move will allow the UK to import Russian crude oil refined in third countries, such as India and Turkiye.

The move will allow the UK to import Russian crude oil refined in third countries, such as India and Turkiye.








![This handout photograph posted on the official Telegram channel of Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov on May 17, 2026 shows a burning building following an air attack at an undisclosed location in the Moscow region, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. A huge wave of more than 500 Ukrainian drones attacked Russia overnight, killing three people in the Moscow region, authorities said on May, 17, 2026. Air defences shot down 556 drones in more than a dozen regions, including Moscow, Russia's defence ministry said, in one of the largest Ukrainian barrages of the ongoing conflict so far. [Handout/TELEGRAM/@vorobiev_live/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AFP__20260517__B33H8WE__v2__HighRes__RussiaUkraineConflict-1779008728.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Russian authorities say three people killed in the Moscow region and one in Belgorod in Ukrainian attacks.
If opposition leader Kulbergs were to form a government, the cabinet lineup would need to be approved by parliament.
Ukraine’s air force says the attack on Thursday was part of the largest aerial assault since the war began.
Ukraine has prevented Russian arms and fuel from reaching the front line in a successful disruption campaign.
Finnish defence authorities scramble fighter jets; defence chief warns of more alarms as Russian war persists.

A UN humanitarian convoy delivering aid to the city of Kherson was hit twice by drones.

Russian drone strikes collapsed a residential building in the Ukrainian capital.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia fired ‘more than 1,560 drones’ at Ukraine since Wednesday.

Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with drones and missiles, damaging several buildings.

Russia has launched a massive daytime drone barrage across Ukraine, killing at least six people.