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France, Russia
Details of French navy's interception of Russian ghost fleet tanker revealed

A photo released on 22 January 2026 of a French navy operation to capture Russian cargo ship Grinch, on the Alboran Sea in the Mediterranean. — A photo released on 22 January 2026 of a French navy operation to capture Russian cargo ship Grinch, on the Alboran Sea in the Mediterranean. © État-major des armées/France/Handout via Reuters

Intelligence Online has learned some key information about the French navy's 22 January operation to seize a Russian oil tanker, suspected of being part of Russia's shadow fleet, on the high seas. [...]

Published on 23/01/2026 at 15:30 GMT

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