Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Tagor is a suspected sanctioned Russian oil tanker (Emmanuel Macron/X)Britain and France have jointly intercepted a suspected sanctioned Russian oil tanker, named the Tagor, in the Atlantic. French President Emmanuel Macron shared a video of the French navy boarding the vessel in international waters.He said that circumventing international sanctions and violating maritime law to fund Russia's war in Ukraine is unacceptable. He also said that the ships “fail to adhere to the most basic rules of maritime navigation” and “pose a threat to the environment and to everyone's safety”.In a separate incident, the French Navy diverted an oil tanker more than 400 miles west of the tip of Brittany following suspicions that it was flying under a false flag.In fullUK and France intercept suspected Russian oil tanker in Atlantic, Macron saysThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
UK and France intercept ship linked to Russian oil trade
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Tagor is a suspected sanctioned Russian oil tanker (Emmanuel Macron/X)Britain and France have jointly intercepted a suspected sanctioned Russian oil tanker, named the Tagor, in the Atlantic. French President Emmanuel Macron shared a video of the French navy boarding the vessel in international waters.He said that circumventing international sanctions and violating maritime law to fund Russia's war in Ukraine is unacceptable. He also said that the ships “fail to adhere to the most basic rules of maritime navigation” and “pose a threat to the environment and to everyone's safety”.In a separate incident, the French Navy diverted an oil tanker more than 400 miles west of the tip of Brittany following suspicions that it was flying under a false flag.In fullUK and France intercept suspected Russian oil tanker in Atlantic, Macron saysThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
