The French president said the vessel was intercepted while allegedly violating international maritime law and pledged continued action against Russia’s sanctions evasion network.

It comes after the UK announced earlier this month that it had intercepted and boarded the Russian shadow fleet tanker "Smyrtos" in the English Channel. #EuropeNews

France detained a Russia-linked oil tanker off the coast of Sicily earlier this week, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday.“On Tuesday, the French navy