By Sandrine Bradley LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Bank , part-owned by the British government, has withdrawn from a $1.5-$2 billion (895 million-1.19 billion pounds) trade finance deal involving oil major Rosneft , in a development highlighting the growing unease among Western banks in funding Russian deals. Lloyds, along with Deutsche Bank , HSBC and Bank of China was a mandated lead arranger (MLA) on the loan to finance BP's purchase of crude oil and refined products from Rosneft. The loan would be similar to previous such deals Rosneft had with BP or trading houses Glencore and Vitol but, according to banking sources close to the deal, Lloyds decided to walk away after several weeks of hesitation. The bank is 25 percent-owned by the UK government, which has repeatedly condemned Russia over its actions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine.
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