France’s Macron says French Navy boarded Russia-linked oil tanker

France's President Emmanuel Macron visits the Vorwerk factory in Donnemain-Saint-Mames, France, May 29, 2026. (Reuters)
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PARIS: The French Navy on Sunday boarded ​an oil tanker subject to international sanctions and sailing from Russia, the Tagor, ‌French President ‌Emmanuel ​Macron wrote ‌on ⁠X.
“This ​operation took ⁠place in the Atlantic Ocean, on the high seas, with the ⁠support of several ‌partners, ‌including the United ​Kingdom, ‌in strict ‌compliance with the law of the sea,” he said.
“It is ‌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,” he added.