France has seized a sanctioned oil tanker carrying Russian crude in the Atlantic, marking the third known interception in recent months.
President Emmanuel Macron said the Tagor was stopped with British support as part of efforts to disrupt Russia's shadow fleet.
The Kremlin called the seizure illegal and bordering on piracy.
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The French navy has intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker that had sailed from a Russian port – the third known seizure in recent months.
