French Navy Seizes Oil Tanker Suspected of Evading Russian Sanctions in Mediterranean

The French navy intercepted and seized an oil tanker in the Western Mediterranean believed to be part of Russia's shadow fleet evading Western sanctions. This operation, aided by UK monitoring, underscores ongoing enforcement of sanctions against Russia's crude oil exports amid geopolitical tensions. Authorities will continue investigating the tanker’s ownership and intent as international efforts to close sanction evasion loopholes intensify.