French President Emmanuel Macron said today that the French Navy has intercepted a tanker under international sanctions traveling from Russia, describing the operation as part of efforts to enforce sanctions and uphold maritime law, reports Anadolu.

Macron said on American social media company X that French naval forces intervened by boarding the tanker, identified as the Tagor, in the Atlantic Ocean. Yesterday morning, France seized a new tanker under international sanctions coming from Russia”, he declared. Macron added that the operation was carried out on the high seas with the support of several partners, including the United Kingdom, and was carried out “in strict accordance with the law of the sea”.

The French president said that Paris remains fully committed to implementing international sanctions.

“It is unacceptable that ships circumvent international sanctions, violate the law of the sea and finance the war that Russia has waged against Ukraine for more than four years,” he stressed. he.

Macron warned that ships operating outside the established maritime rules pose wider risks.

“These ships, which do not respect the most basic rules of maritime navigation, pose a threat to the environment and to everyone’s safety,” Macron said.

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