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France Boards Tanker it Says Is Linked to Russian Shadow Fleet in Mediterranean

sanctions_shadow_enforcement UTC: 2026-03-20 07:57:00

The French Navy seized an oil tanker on Friday in the Western Mediterranean that President Emmanuel Macron said belonged to Russia's shadow fleet, a network of vessels that enables Moscow to export oil despite Western sanctions.

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