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.

The French president said the operation was carried out on the high seas in the Atlantic Ocean with the support of several partners, including the UK

France and its partners intercepted a Russian oil tanker circumventing sanctions in the Atlantic over the weekend, President Emmanuel Macron said in a social media post on…

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.…

The French Navy, supported by international partners, intercepted a vessel violating international law and maritime sanctions.

France's navy boarded the sanctioned oil tanker Tagor in the Atlantic after it sailed from Russia, escalating enforcement against the shadow fleet.

The vessel, Tagor, has been transporting Russian crude oil and petroleum products and is sanctioned by the EU, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine.

"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…

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The French president said a new tanker was intercepted by France with the support of several partners

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French president says it is ‘unacceptable for ships to circumvent international sanctions’, adding operation took place with support of UK

The French Navy boarded and detained a sanctioned oil tanker linked to Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" in international waters over the weekend, French President Emmanuel Macron…

France has intercepted a sanctioned tanker in the Atlantic Ocean as it steps up efforts to target Russia's "shadow fleet." Naval officials said the ship was sailing under a false…

“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…

France said on Monday it had detained a Russia-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic over the weekend, with the Kremlin comparing the latest seizure aimed at tackling Moscow's…

PARIS (AP) — The French Navy, with support from the United Kingdom, has intercepted an oil tanker under international sanctions that was traveling from Russia, the latest effort…

The French navy has detained a suspected Russian oil tanker in the Atlantic, part of efforts to combat Moscow's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet."

The tanker was detained on Sunday morning in international waters with the help of Britain and other partners, said President Emmanuel Macron.