France Intercepts Another 'Shadow Fleet' Tanker Linked to Russian Oil

By Dominique Vidalon

PARIS, June 1 (Reuters) – 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 and bordered on “international piracy.”

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday posted a video on X showing commandos rappelling from helicopters onto the Tagor, during an operation that occurred the previous day in international waters 400 miles (740 km) west of Brittany.

The tanker, which had sailed from Russia’s Arctic port of Murmansk, was