UK supermarkets stop customers from buying too much oil

Some of the UK's supermarkets are restricting how much cooking oil customers may purchase amid Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

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Most of the cooking oils that we and many other countries use are made in Ukraine. Ukraine is struggling to ship oils to the rest of the world amid Putin's invasion, meaning some supermarkets are limiting the amount of oil that their customers may purchase. This is to ensure that every customer can purchase oil, according to Morrison's.

Putin's invasion of Ukraine is posing a serious risk of food shortages to the rest of the world. This is because Ukraine supplies most of the world with their food and drink.