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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jason Burke International security correspondent

French navy intercepts suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker in Mediterranean

Closeup photo of the tanker's superstructure, which has the name Grinch written at the top
A photo provided by the French military on Thursday showing the oil tanker in the Mediterranean. Photograph: AP

The French navy has intercepted a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean suspected to be part of the “shadow fleet” that enables Russia to export oil despite sanctions.

“This morning, the French navy boarded and searched an oil tanker from Russia, subject to international sanctions and suspected of flying a false flag,” President Emmanuel Macron said on X.

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