France’s Macron says French Navy boarded Russia-linked oil tanker

June 01, 2026 05:40

PARIS: The French Navy on Sunday boarded ​an oil tanker subject to international sanctions and sailing from Russia, the Tagor, ‌French President ‌Emmanuel ​Macron wrote ‌on ⁠X.

“This ​operation took ⁠place in the Atlantic Ocean, on the high seas, with the ⁠support of several ‌partners, ‌including the United ​Kingdom, ‌in strict ‌compliance with the law of the sea,” he said.

“It is ‌unacceptable for ships to circumvent ⁠international sanctions, ⁠violate the law of the sea, and finance the war that Russia has been waging against Ukraine for ​more ​than four years,” he added.