On 12 November 2025, the government of the UK, through the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), announced at the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Niagara its intention to introduce a new “maritime services ban” on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the Russian Federation (Russia).
This new measure will prohibit UK-linked vessels, insurers and other service providers from supporting the carriage of Russian LNG to third countries, and will be phased in over the course of 2026 in coordination with the EU. The announcement came alongside a further £13 million package for energy-sector repairs and humanitarian support to Ukraine, explicitly framed as part of London’s effort to curtail Russia’s wartime energy revenues.
