Britain on Monday instructed public sector bodies to review energy and other contracts they have with Russian firms and consider switching suppliers, noting that existing energy agreements could benefit the Russian state.
Alongside allies, Britain is seeking to cripple the Russian economy through wide ranging sanctions in response to its invasion of Ukraine but has stopped short of sanctioning Russia’s main energy companies.
“We are asking hospitals, councils and other organisations across the public sector to urgently look at all the ways they can go further to sever their commercial ties to Russia," government minister Steve Barclay said in a statement.
That could affect firms linked to Russia who buy gas on the wholesale market and sell it on, Reuters reported.
