Overview
- The French navy boarded the tanker Deyna in the western Mediterranean in an operation conducted with allied support that included U.K. monitoring.
- Maritime officials said the vessel had sailed from Murmansk and was flying Mozambique’s flag, with documents found onboard undermining the validity of that registration.
- The ship was diverted and escorted to an anchorage for further checks as legal authorities in Marseille took up the case.
- President Emmanuel Macron labeled shadow‑fleet vessels “war profiteers” and said France will not allow them to help finance Russia’s war effort.
- The move comes as Europe intensifies action against the shadow fleet, while Kremlin aide Nikolai Patrushev says Russia is considering naval escorts and other protective measures for its ships.