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French Forces Detain Tanker in Continuing Crackdown on Shadow Fleet
- On Tuesday, the French navy intercepted the oil tanker Deliver near the coast of Sicily, marking the latest operation against Russia's 'shadow fleet,' French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday.
- Russia uses the 'shadow fleet' to ship oil and gas, circumventing Western sanctions imposed after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Macron described the interception as demonstrating European determination in disrupting these operations.
- This operation marks the fifth time since September that France has boarded a suspected 'shadow fleet' vessel. Marines descended from helicopters onto the Deliver, conducted days after a similar British action.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the interception of Russia-linked vessels as 'piracy.' France announced a plan in April to double financial and criminal penalties for tankers failing to display valid flags.
- To evade tracking, many vessels engage in 'flag-hopping' or operate under invalid registrations. These maritime seizures remain central to Western efforts to disrupt the financing of the Russian war effort and enforce global trade sanctions.
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France's Navy has stopped an oil tanker coming from Russia near Sicily. President Macron sees the operation as a clear signal against the circumvention of sanctions.
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In recent weeks, European countries have changed their strategy from sanctions to real raids at sea to board and intercept the merchant ships of the so-called Russian shadow fleet (shadow fleet).
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