00:00The European Union has vowed to stand firm with its strategy to squeeze Russia's war economy,
00:06as the United Kingdom scrambles to reassure its allies that its latest decisions fall short of lifting sanctions.
00:13London caused confusion on Tuesday when it published an open-ended license
00:18allowing the imports of diesel and jet fuel made from Russian crude and other countries,
00:23such as Turkey and India, where the oil is purchased at discounted prices.
00:27A separate license was also made available,
00:30which enables the provision of short-term service contracts with Russia's Sakhalin II and Yamal LNG projects until January 2027.
00:39The publication caught Brussels by surprise, who refrained from commenting on their allies' move,
00:45but stressed their continued commitment to banning Russian energy.
00:48We remain committed to our sanctions on imports of Russian oil and gas,
00:57and we need to reiterate the call for Russians not to be benefiting from the ongoing conflict in the Middle
01:13East.
01:13It's too ironic.
01:15The UK, however, sought to portray the debacle as a case of bad communication.
01:20What we announced yesterday was a strong new package of new sanctions,
01:25going well beyond existing sanctions.
01:29So it's a new package.
01:30This includes new bans on maritime services on LNG,
01:35and new bans on refined oil products from Russia.
01:38We also issued two targeted short-term licenses to phase the new sanctions in and to protect UK consumers.
01:49Ukraine said it was clarifying with the UK what the new move would entail,
01:53noting that it was concerned with the added revenues it may generate for Moscow's budget.
01:58The news from London also comes just one day after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant
02:04confirmed Washington will extend its waiver on Russian oil at sea for the third time this year.
02:09We've restored it.
02:10We've restored everyone.
02:10We assign guys the transparency toeta Elwha.
02:11This is the new
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