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French President Emmanuel Macron attends a press conference at the E5 NATO Summit in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

Video. France intercepts Russian shadow fleet oil tanker off coast of Sicily

Updated: 25/06/2026 - 12:13 GMT+2

It comes after the UK announced earlier this month that it had intercepted and boarded the Russian shadow fleet tanker "Smyrtos" in the English Channel.

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