Euronews • June 25, 2026 13:22

Moment French navy boards suspected Russian 'ghost fleet' tanker

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The French navy boarded a tanker suspected of belonging to Russia's so-called "ghost fleet" in the Mediterranean, the fifth such operation since September 2025, as Paris steps up efforts to enforce sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine.

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Macron says France intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker off coast of Sicily

It comes after the UK announced earlier this month that it had intercepted and boarded the Russian shadow fleet tanker "Smyrtos" in the English Channel.