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Britain wants to abandon uranium from Russia by 2028

18 November 2025 08:45 (UTC +04:00)

The United Kingdom intends to completely abandon the import of Russian uranium by 2028 due to supplies from the United States, the Russian Embassy in London told Izvestia, APA reports.

Previously, the local government intended to completely abandon Russian uranium by 2030, but as part of the recent "technological prosperity deal" with the Americans, the schedule was shifted to 2028. It is quite clear that [this will happen] due to supplies from the United States, which already had experience replacing Russian fuel in Ukraine," the Russian diplomatic mission told Izvestia.

At the same time, we are not talking about direct supplies from the United States, but about purchases of fuel of Russian origin owned by the French company EDF. In 2018, EDF and a subsidiary of Rosatom signed a contract for the processing of French regenerated uranium from spent nuclear fuel.

The share of Russian fuel reaches 5% of the total volume of British imports of resources for nuclear power plants. Back in 2022, London imposed 35% duties on imports of fissile materials from Russia. The policy of the British government has led to an increase in the cost of electricity, the Russian Embassy in London said.

On the issue of trade with Russia, the British are not concerned about economic expediency. Russophobia and an obsession with the early transition to renewable energy sources are at the root of many of Britain's current economic problems. It comes to the point that the cost of electricity here is 3-4 times higher than in the USA. At the same time, local authorities blame Russia for the price spike, rather than high taxes on emissions and direct restrictions on the use of certain types of fossil fuels, Russian diplomats stressed.

In addition to the United States, Canada, France and Japan can also help the UK abandon Russian uranium.