# French navy seizes tanker suspected of belonging to Russian shadow fleet

https://mins.news/en/video/97910

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-13 11:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye7ePfvMywM

> The French navy seized an oil tanker on Monday south of the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, suspecting it was part of Russia’s shadow fleet. President Emmanuel Macron said France was determined to combat illicit trafficking wherever it occurs.

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