Patriotic Brits want to keep up pressure on Putin rather than axe sanctions for cheap oil

Patriotic Brits want to keep up pressure on Putin rather than axe sanctions for cheap oilBritons would rather pressure Russia to end its invasion of Ukraine than lift sanctions in the hope energy bills will come down Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By David Williamson, Chief Political Commentator 17:00, Sat, May 30, 2026 Boris Johnson rushed to support Ukraine in the wake of the invasion (Image: Getty Images)A majority of Britons support sanctions on Russian oil even if this means household bills are more expensive. Despite mounting cost of living pressures and hike in prices triggered by the war in Iran, Britons want to keep up the pressure on the Kremlin and deny Vladimir Putin cash to fund his war machine in Ukraine. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) A mere 22% of the population told More in Common they wanted sanctions on oil lifted, even if this boosted Russia’s economy and aided its war effort. Support for keeping sanctions in place was strongest among Conservatives (68%), followed by Liberal Democrats (66%), Labour voters (60%), Reform UK supporters (59%) and Greens (54%). Article continues below ADVERTISEMENTThose who feel financially comfortable are more than twice as likely (45%) to think removing sanctions would result in lower energy bills than those who cannot afford their costs and often go without essentials (20%).Around half (49%) of Britons want Western sanctions on Russia maintained until it withdraws from Ukraine. Three...