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Gavin Blackburn

France and allies intercept uncompliant Russian shadow fleet tanker, Kremlin calls it 'piracy'

France and its allies detained a sanctioned Russian oil tanker in the Atlantic over the weekend, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.

According to a prosecutor, the Russian captain of the seized tanker refused to comply with the French navy's orders, and "taking control of the vessel proved necessary".

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