France, with support from the UK and other partners, intercepted a Russian oil tanker in the Atlantic suspected of circumventing international sanctions. President Macron confirmed the detention.

France and its partners intercepted a Russian oil tanker circumventing sanctions in the Atlantic over the weekend, President Emmanuel Macron said in a social media post on Monday.  The Tagor was detained Sunday morning in international waters with the help of Britain and other partners, the French president said.