France Boards Russia-Linked Oil Tanker in Shadow Fleet Move

France’s navy boarded an oil tanker coming from Russia into the Mediterranean Sea, as part of a global crackdown on shadow fleet ships used to export sanctioned crude.

The operation was carried out on the high seas, with the support of several of France’s allies, French President Emmanuel Macron said on X. The vessel — the Grinch — is subject to international sanctions and suspected of flying a false flag, he said.