France is currently investigating a Benin-flagged ship that is among hundreds of aging tankers blacklisted by the European Union for aiding Moscow to circumvent oil export curbs imposed after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

President Emmanuel Macron said the crew had committed "serious offences" but did not directly link the vessel to Russia.

French naval forces board suspicious oil tanker off coast of France, suspected of involvement in Russia's shadow fleet.

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that an oil tanker immobilized off the French Atlantic coast had committed “very serious wrongdoings” and linked it to…

France is currently investigating a Benin-flagged ship that is among hundreds of aging tankers blacklisted by the European Union for aiding Moscow to circumvent oil export curbs…

Moscow considers France's detention of the ship, and arrest of the captain, an act of piracy.