France intercepts sanctioned Russian oil tanker, Macron says France intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia's so-called shadow fleet on Sunday with UK support, French President Emmanuel Macron has said Officers boarded the
Frances Macron says French Navy boarded Russia-linked oil tanker France's navy has intercepted a sanctioned tanker linked to the Russian oil trade in the Atlantic Ocean and ordered the vessel to head for the French mainland, in a move Russia said was illegal
French Navy intercepts sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker in . . . The French Navy intercepted a Russian shadow fleet tanker the Tagor on May 31, 2026 (Emmanuel Macron X) The French president noted that the tanker had departed from Russia Moscow has relied on a so-called shadow fleet since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 to sustain oil exports despite Western sanctions Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov condemned France's move as