France seizes Russian tanker in Atlantic Ocean

GIF France intercepts Russian oil tanker
Reproduction / international organizations, violate the law of the sea and finance the war that Russia has been waging against Ukraine for more than four years," he added.
The Atlantic Maritime Prefecture said in a statement that the French Navy intervened in a tanker more than 740 km west of the tip of Brittany, coming from Murmansk, Russia.
"This operation aimed to verify the nationality of a vessel suspected of sailing under a false flag. After the inspection team boarded the ship, the documents were examined. confirmed the suspicions regarding the irregularity of the flying flag. In accordance with international law and at the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office, the vessel was diverted", he added.
France and Great Britain have promised to obstruct ships linked to Russia's sanctioned "ghost fleet" that pass through their waters. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced in March that he had granted permission for the UK military to board ships belonging to the "ghost fleet".
However, navigation data shows that dozens of sanctioned ships linked to Russia continue to cross UK waters.
New sanctions
The crash of a Russian drone on a residential building in the Romanian city of Galati, on Friday (29), left two minor injuries, caused an explosion followed by fire and generated a strong reaction from leaders international. The incident, unprecedented in that it directly hit a housing building in Romania, was classified as a "serious escalation" by the country, which is a member of NATO and the European Union.
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The Romanian Ministry of Defense reported that the device was part of Russian attacks against Ukrainian civilian infrastructure near the river border. In response, two F-16 fighters were mobilized, the Russian ambassador in Bucharest was summoned and Romanian President Nicusor Dan called an extraordinary meeting of the Supreme Defense Council.
Main reactions and developments:
NATO: Condemned Russia's "irresponsibility" and reported that Romania can trigger article 4 of the treaty for security consultations. Romanian authorities have formally asked the Alliance to speed up the transfer of anti-drone capabilities.
European Union: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that Russia has crossed "a new threshold" and announced that the bloc is preparing its 21st package of sanctions against Moscow. The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, and the president of the European Council, António Costa, also condemned the violation of airspace.
Other countries: France repudiated Moscow's action, while the president of Moldova, Maia Sandu, warned that Russia represents a danger to everyone.
The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, rejected accusations that the country was responsible for the attack.
When asked about the incident during a press conference, hours after the bombing, the Russian president said he knew nothing and challenged the neighboring country to hand over the wreckage of the drone to prove that it was launched from Russia.
"Nobody knows the origin of a drone. Ukrainian drones have flown to Poland and the Baltic countries before... I think this has happened again. Let them then hand over the wreckage to Russia and then we will carry out an investigation," he provoked.
Firefighters and police work at the site of an explosion in a residential block following an attack by drone near the border with Ukraine, in Galati, Romania
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