Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: In the middle of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and as sanctions have been imposed against Russia, France has seized an oil tanker believed to belong to the fleet of ships that are supposedly part of the ‘shadow fleet’ of ships of the Russian Federation, as explained in a statement. As indicated by French President Emmanuel Macron, armed forces boarded the tanker DF Peak due to suspicions that the vessel was sailing under a false flag and breaking laws regarding fuel transit by sea. Here’s everything you need to know.
Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: France’s navy has seized an oil tanker suspected of belonging to the Russian “shadow” fleet.
President Emmanuel Macron said navy members boarded the oil tanker DF Peak yesterday as it was suspected of “sailing under a false flag and being involved in illegal fuel transport activities”.
The tanker was sailing around 450 nautical miles south of the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, he said.
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French officials said the vessel, which was flying a Beninese flag, was escorted to anchorage off Reunion for investigation.
Macron said his country is determined to “uphold the rule of law and combat all illicit trafficking, wherever it occurs”.
Russia is believed to be using a fleet of hundreds of ships to evade international sanctions imposed over the war.
Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: Zelenskyy working ‘urgently’ to improve defence of Kyiv
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government are urgently working to “rectify the situation” in Kyiv.
The Ukrainian capital has been a repeated target of Russia in recent months, with ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones consistently finding their targets, killing dozens.
This comes during a shortage of air defence supplies and reported threats from the US to halt intelligence sharing.
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