France seizes Russia-linked oil tanker with ties to Iranian magnate

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France seizes Russia-linked oil tanker with ties to Iranian magnate

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France has seized a Russia-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic due to sanctions evasion related to Moscow’s fossil fuel exports following the 2022 Ukraine invasion. The Kremlin condemned the seizure as piracy amid continued attempts to circumvent Western sanctions using a shadow fleet.

France said on Monday it had detained a Russia-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic over the weekend, with the Kremlin comparing the latest seizure aimed at tackling Moscow's sanctions-busting shadow fleet to "piracy". Since September, France has boarded three other ships believed to belong to the shadow fleet, used by Russia to circumvent Western sanctions on its fossil fuel exports imposed over the Kremlin's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

World Security Conflict Politics Markets Commodities Energy Shipping oil tanker Russia sanctions evasion France shadow fleet energy exports Ukraine invasion

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