France and the U.K. have seized the Russia‑linked oil tanker Tagor on the high seas in the Atlantic, in what Emmanuel Macron insists was a sanctions‑enforcement operation “in strict accordance with maritime law.” Moscow is denouncing the move as EU “piracy,” as Paris points to an earlier hit on shadow‑fleet tanker Deyna and NATO signals it will not be cowed by Putin’s threats at sea.
Published on Jun 01, 2026 07:33 pm IST
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France and the U.K. have seized the Russia‑linked oil tanker Tagor on the high seas in the Atlantic, in what Emmanuel Macron insists was a sanctions‑enforcement operation “in strict accordance with maritime law.” Moscow is denouncing the move as EU “piracy,” as Paris points to an earlier hit on shadow‑fleet tanker Deyna and NATO signals it will not be cowed by Putin’s threats at sea.
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