Russia Eyes Legal Response if Britain Proceeds with Tanker Oil Sale

Bangla Press Desk:  The Kremlin said on Thursday that Moscow would ​look into its legal options and ‌employ them to the fullest extent if Russian crude oil from a tanker seized by ​Britain this month is sold.

The Daily ​Telegraph newspaper said Britain could hold an ⁠auction to sell off the 100,000 ​tons of Russian crude oil on board ​the Smyrtos, a suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker intercepted by British forces in the Channel on June ​14.

The proceeds could be used to ​fund Ukraine, the paper added.

"There are certainly legal options ‌for ⁠responding; they will be examined, and the situation will be analysed," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on a conference ​call.

Such options ​would "be utilised ⁠to the fullest extent possible - both against those who make ​or will make such decisions, those ​who ⁠will sell this oil, and those who will purchase it," Peskov said, when ⁠asked ​to comment on the report.

"No ​one should have any doubt about this," he added.