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5 months ago

Emmanuel Macron says the oil tanker was boarded and searched ‘subject to international sanctions’

The French navy has intercepted a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean suspected to be part of the “sh…

The vessel, named Grinch, was stopped by the French navy as it travelled through waters between Spain and Morocco.
Der Spiegel reported that the alleged spy handler was a GRU officer whose diplomatic cover was the post of deputy military attache.
Eva Bagrova was arrested in December 2024 after putting up posters of members of the Russian Volunteer Corps.
Emmanuel Macron said the ship was suspected of being part of a “shadow fleet” of oil tankers transporting Russian oil.
This is the second high-profile arrest of a suspicious vessel by France in the past few months.
A Russian drone strike hit a residential building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, injuring seven people.
The Russian president suggested Moscow could be prepared to pay the steep fee required for permanent membership in the initiative.
Nikolai Svechnikov had been declared missing on Aug. 24 after failing to reach the finish line of the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim.
The man, identified only as a Russian citizen, traveled to Moscow in December to carry out an assignment “aimed against Russia’s national security.”

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