Russia calls French seizure of tanker DF Peak a breach of international law

Russia's embassy in France has condemned the French Navy's seizure of the tanker DF Peak as a flagrant breach of international law, Reuters reports, citing the Russian state news agency RIA. The embassy described the action as "piracy", complained that France had not informed Moscow, and said it was trying to establish whether any Russian nationals were among the crew. President Emmanuel Macron had said the navy boarded the tanker about 450 nautical miles south of Réunion, suspecting it of sailing under a false flag and of carrying fuel illicitly as part of Russia's shadow fleet.

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