cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/49003620 > Britain is examining plans to use any oil seized from Russian shadow fleet vessels to fund the Ukrainian war effort, a government source has disclosed. > > Under options being discussed, the UK would not only stop funds flowing to Russia’s war machine but also divert money raised from sanctioned oil to Ukraine. Whether such a plan is feasible is unclear. > > “There would be a double impact on Russia’s war machine — we wouldn’t just be depriving them of illicit war revenues but also finding a way to help fund Ukraine’s resistance,” the source said. > > […] > > Elite troops trained to rappel onto ships from helicopters and capture their crews could target hundreds of illegal oil tankers after the government identified a legal basis for such raids. > > Two shadow fleet vessels sanctioned by Britain — Spring Fortune and Range Vale — are on course to sail into the Channel at about lunchtime on Wednesday. > > […] > > > Archive link