France, with support from Britain and other partners, has intercepted a sanctioned Russian oil tanker in the Atlantic, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.
The vessel, identified as Tagor, was intercepted on Sunday morning in international waters.
Macron said the operation was carried out with assistance from allies, including the UK, and described the detention as part of broader efforts to enforce sanctions on Russia.
In a post on social media, Macron said it was “unacceptable for ships to circumvent international sanctions, violate the law of the sea, and finance the war that Russia has been waging against Ukraine for more than four years.”
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