PARIS — The French navy intercepted a Russian tanker on Thursday in the Mediterranean suspected to be part of the shadow fleet that enables Russia to export oil despite sanctions. “This operation was carried out … with the support of several of our allies. It was conducted in full compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,” French President Emmanuel Macron said on X. The interception was on high seas in the Western Mediterranean, between the southern coast of Spain and the northern coast of Morocco, the French maritime police said in a separate statement. Navies of other countries, including Britain, supported the operation, the statement added. British defence minister John Healey said Britain had provided tracking and monitoring support for the operation. This support included a vessel, HMS Dagger, monitoring the tanker, named the GRINCH, as it passed through the Straits of Gibraltar. Russia adapts to sanctions The EU has imposed 19 packages of sanctions against Russia, but Moscow has adapted to most measures and continues to sell millions of barrels of oil
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