Petition · past parliament

Stop funding the Russian War Machine

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

An immediate cease of all gas, oil, petroleum and minerals from Russia. The money we use to buy these items is funding their war effort.
With a power supply shortage we may have to endure rolling blackouts, we may have to reopen old power stations, we may have to ration power, we may have to get creative in reducing power demands. All of these are achievable and will have the support of the nation. All of these pale into insignificance when compared to the suffering right now of millions of innocent people. Russia is trying to wipe an entire nation off the face of the earth. It does not even recognise Ukraine as a sovereign state.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We currently have the following petitions open which you might like to sign:

Ban all imports of Russian oil and gas immediately
Ban all imports of Russian oil and gas immediately

Full embargo of Russian imports in lieu of active military support in Ukraine
Full embargo of Russian imports in lieu of active military support in Ukraine

Place the strictest possible sanctions on Russia until it withdraws from Ukraine.
Place the strictest possible sanctions on Russia until it withdraws from Ukraine

Timeline

8 Mar 2022 Petition opened for signatures
14 Mar 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Mar 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.