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Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) storage tanks are seen at the Grain LNG import terminal near Grain, Isle of Grain, southeast England on September 21, 2021
Workers at the Isle of Grain LNG terminal refused to unload cargoes of Russian gas.DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images
  • The Isle of Grain is located in southeast England.

  • The workers at the terminal were warned in advance that they wouldn't process Russian natural gas.

  • The union official said that the ruffians were determined to show their support for the Ukrainian people.

According to reports, British dockworkers prevented the unloading of Russian natural gas in the UK in protest of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday that dockworkers at the Isle of Grain terminal insisted that they wouldn't unload Russian gas. The paper reported on Thursday that the tanker Boris Vilkitsky had been diverted.

The Fedor Litke has also been diverted. The vessels are sailing under the Cyprus flag.

Matt Lay, the national officer for energy at the union representing the Isle of Grain workers, Unison, said that the workers at the National Grid terminal don't want to touch the cargo given the tragedy unfolding.

The staff is determined to show their support for the Ukrainian people and uphold the sanctions imposed against Russia.

The UK government banned vessels with any Russian connection from docking in the UK as part of a package of responses to the decision to send troops into Ukraine.

The Department of Transport told Insider that the ban applies to vessels that are owned, operated or managed by Russian entities. Cargoes from Russia could be processed if they arrive on ships from other nations.

The Isle of Grain terminal is operated by National Grid and can accommodate 20% of the UK's delivery capacity.

In line with government policy, we do not expect any Russian-linked ships to dock at Grain, according to a National Grid spokesman.

The company did not reply immediately.

According to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, the UK could spend over six million dollars per day on Russian natural gas this year, generating funds that it warned could be used to fund Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Although not at the same level of some other European countries, the UK has been spending billions of pounds on Russian gas that could now be used to fund Putin's war in Ukraine.

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