### [2026-06-1](/feed/2026/06/1/index.md)

##### France–Russia relations
# The French military, with military assistance from a Royal Navy warship, seizes a Russian shadow fleet tanker in international waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Russia says the "illegal" seizure was "bordering on international piracy". 




### Sources:

1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8pwgej1gxo)

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