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France has seized a tanker suspected of being part of Russia's 'shadow fleet' used to circumvent sanctions, drawing condemnation from Moscow.
French naval forces seized a tanker suspected of being part of Russia's "shadow fleet" in the Indian Ocean. The vessel, identified as DF Peak, was taken to Reunion island. Russia has condemned the action, calling it a violation of international law and an act of piracy.
This incident marks the latest in a series of detentions of tankers allegedly used to circumvent Western sanctions on Russian oil. France's actions highlight ongoing efforts to enforce sanctions related to the conflict in Ukraine, while Russia maintains its opposition to such seizures.
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Left 29% · Center 71% · Right 0%
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“Russia's embassy in France said on Tuesday that France's seizure of a tanker - DF Peak - was a blatant violation of international law, the state RIA news agency reported.”How each side headlined it
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Left: Left-leaning sources describe the French Navy boarding of a Russia-linked tanker in the Indian Ocean, noting it is the sixth such vessel detained by French authorities.
Center: Centrist sources report on France seizing another 'shadow fleet' tanker and Russia decrying the action as 'piracy' and a violation of international law, with Reuters noting the seizure and Russia's reaction.
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The ship is at least the sixth shadow-fleet tanker French authorities have detained over the past year.
A day after French naval forces in the Indian Ocean boarded the vessel, which Paris alleges was part of the Russian 'shadow fleet' to evade Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict, Moscow's...
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PARIS/MOSCOW, Oct 13 - France's military was taking a tanker suspected to be part of Russia's \"shadow fleet\" skirting Western sanctions to Reunion island on Tuesday in what Moscow called another...
Russia's embassy in France said on Tuesday that France's seizure of a tanker - DF Peak - was a blatant violation of international law, the state RIA news agency reported.
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