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French navy, backed by the UK, intercepts Russian oil tanker
French navy, backed by the UK, intercepts Russian oil tanker According to France, the tanker, which had sailed from Murmansk, was trying to ‘skirt international sanctions’. The French navy with support from the United Kingdom has intercepted an oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia’s sanctions-busting “shadow fleet”. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the interception in a post on X on Monday, saying the Tagor was boarded on Sunday in the Atlantic.
France seizes Russian suspected shadow fleet vessel
French authorities on Monday confirmed the country’s Navy intercepted and seized a Russian oil tanker sailing under a false flag. The Tagor, which departed from the Russian port of Murmansk, was boarded more than 400 nautical miles off France’s Atlantic coast on Sunday. French officials suspect the ship was flying a false flag and is part of the so-called shadow fleet of mostly aging oil tankers used to circumvent sanctions imposed after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in...
France intercepts Russian-linked oil tanker in Atlantic
France intercepts Russian-linked oil tanker in Atlantic June 1, 2026France on Monday said its navy had boarded and diverted a sanctioned oil tanker linked to Russia in the Atlantic Ocean as part of a broader crackdown on sanctions evasion. France has boarded several such ships in recent months. While some have been allowed to continue after paying fines, Western governments have pledged tighter enforcement as the war in Ukraine drags on.
France detains tanker linked to Iranian network accused of moving Russian oil
The seizure is the latest evidence of France's efforts to crack down on vessels suspected of helping Russia evade sanctions imposed following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. An oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia's "shadow fleet” has arrived in the Bay of Douarnenez in western France on Tuesday under the escort of the French Navy. The Tagor was intercepted and boarded in international waters off the coast of Brittany on Sunday with support from the United Kingdom, the Elysée Palace...
UK and France intercept suspected Russian oil tanker in Atlantic, Macron says
UK and France intercept suspected Russian oil tanker in Atlantic, Macron says The French president said a new tanker was intercepted by France with the support of several partners - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Britain and France have intercepted a sanctioned Russian oil tanker suspected of flying a false flag in a joint operation in the Atlantic, Emmanuel Macron has said. The French navy could be seen boarding the ship, named the Tagor, in a video shared by the French President on...
'Int'l terrorism': Kremlin fumes after France seizes Russian-linked tanker
Russia on Monday strongly condemned France's detention of a Russian-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean, describing the action as illegal and warning that Moscow would take steps to safeguard its shipping operations. Reacting to France's seizure of the tanker Tagor, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia considered the move unlawful, according to Reuters. "We consider such actions to be illegal," Peskov said.
Ukraine war briefing: Ending war before winter ‘correct and realistic’, says senior Kyiv aide
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UK and France intercept suspected Russian oil tanker in Atlantic, Macron says
UK and France intercept suspected Russian oil tanker in Atlantic, Macron says The French president said a new tanker was intercepted by France with the support of several partners - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Britain and France have intercepted a sanctioned Russian oil tanker suspected of flying a false flag in a joint operation in the Atlantic, Emmanuel Macron has said. The French navy could be seen boarding the ship, named the Tagor, in a video shared by the French President on...
French Navy seizes Russia-linked oil tanker in high seas, Macron says
The French Navy on Sunday boarded an oil tanker, named the Tagor, which was subject to international sanctions and sailing from Russia, 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...
France arrests Russian captain of Moscow-linked oil tanker
France arrests Russian captain of Moscow-linked oil tanker The captain of the Tagor, a tanker suspected of belonging to Russia’s “ghost fleet” that was boarded in the Atlantic Ocean by the French Navy, was taken into custody on Tuesday, announced Brest prosecutor Stéphane Kellenberger. 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 on Wednesday. The French navy detained the Tagor on Sunday...