"The Deyna, a 250-metre-long vessel that set sail from Murmansk in Russia's far northwest under a Mozambican flag, is under EU sanctions and is the third such tanker intercepted by France in recent months."
"President Emmanuel Macron said at the time tankers transporting oil for Russia were 'profiteers of war' and pledged to keep up the pressure on Moscow, despite global attention being distracted by the US-Israeli war with Iran."
"French forces impounded another suspected Russian tanker, the Grinch, in January, though the ship was later allowed to sail on after its owner paid a multi-million-euro fine."
French authorities in Marseille seized the Deyna, an oil tanker suspected of violating sanctions against Russia. The vessel, flagged from Mozambique, was intercepted after being linked to a 'shadow fleet' used by Russia to export oil. This action is part of broader European efforts to target such vessels amid ongoing sanctions due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. President Macron condemned the tankers as 'profiteers of war' and criticized the US for easing restrictions on Russian oil sales. Other European nations have also intensified their efforts to intercept Russia-linked vessels.
Read at The Local France
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