According to Prosecutor Stephane Kellenberger, the decision was made as part of "an ongoing large-scale and complex judicial investigation"

La Marine nationale a arraisonné dimanche un nouveau pétrolier sous sanctions internationales en provenance de Russie, le Tagor. Les pratiques de contournement en mer compliquent…

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.