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Russia calls French seizure of alleged shadow fleet tanker a violation of international law, RIA reports asserted

RIA → call → law

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. asserted

agency → say → law

French President Emmanuel Macron said on X on Monday that the French Navy had intercepted and boarded the tanker 450 nautical miles south of Réunion. asserted

Navy → say → Réunion

He said the tanker was suspected of flying a false flag and of being involved in "illicit fuel transportation activities" as part of Russia's shadow fleet. asserted

tanker → say → fleet

RIA cited the Russian embassy as referring to the seizure as "piracy" and as saying it was trying to determine if any Russian citizens had been among the ship's crew. asserted

citizens → cite → crew

It was also quoted as saying that France had not notified Russia about the tanker's seizure. asserted

France → quote → seizure

Russia calls French seizure of alleged shadow fleet tanker a violation of international law, RIA reports

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