French authorities have taken into custody the Russian captain of a seized oil tanker believed to be part of Moscow's "shadow fleet," a prosecutor said Wednesday.

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

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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…

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France has detained the Russian tanker Tagor, which was sailing under a Cameroonian flag. There were 23 crew members on board and inspections are ongoing.

France announced Monday it had detained a suspected Russian oil tanker in the Atlantic over the weekend, in the latest move to crack down on Moscow's...

According to preliminary information, the captain of the Tagor tanker seized by the French Navy is a Russian citizen, the embassy in Paris said

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.

France, backed by allied support including the UK, intercepted and seized a sanctioned Russia-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic after determining it was operating under a false…

The French navy has intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker that had sailed from a Russian port – the third known seizure in recent months.

France said on Monday that a suspected Russian oil tanker had been detained in the Atlantic over the weekend, in the latest such seizure aimed at combatting Moscow's 'shadow…

France's navy, with international support, seized the Tagor oil tanker carrying Russian oil in the Atlantic, marking the third such interception amid ongoing sanctions enforcement.

France said on Monday that a suspected Russian oil tanker had been detained in the Atlantic over the weekend, in the latest such seizure aimed at combatting Moscow's…

France's navy seized the sanctioned Russian oil tanker Tagor in the Atlantic, marking at least the third interception of Russia's shadow fleet in months.

PARIS — The French Navy, with support from the United Kingdom, has intercepted an oil tanker under international sanctions that was traveling from...

France's navy seized the sanctioned oil tanker Tagor in the Atlantic, marking its fourth interception of a Russian-linked shadow fleet vessel in recent months.

According to French authorities, the Tagor was on its way from Murmansk in northwestern Russia when it was boarded