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France and allies intercept suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker, Macron says

Euronews · Jun 1, 2026, 6:44 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Russia has reportedly built up a flotilla of old oil tankers of opaque ownership to get around sanctions imposed by the European Union over Moscow's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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