Milan, 25 June (LaPresse) – “On Tuesday, the French Navy intercepted the oil tanker Deliver as it was passing off the coast of Sicily in breach of the law of the sea.” This was announced by the French President, Emmanuel Macron, in a post on X, adding that “this latest action against the shadow fleet, carried out just a few days after a similar operation by the United Kingdom, demonstrates the determination of Europeans”. “We will not allow the shadow fleet to circumvent sanctions and finance Russia’s war effort. Europe is determined,” Macron said, adding that Europe “will continue to make every effort necessary to increase the cost of the war for Russia and bring about a solid and lasting peace in Ukraine”.
Ukraine, Macron: ‘Russian oil tanker intercepted off the coast of Sicily’

Milan, 25 June (LaPresse) – “On Tuesday, the French Navy intercepted the oil tanker Deliver as it was passing off the coast of Sicily in breach of the law of the sea.” This was announced by the French President, Emmanuel Macron, in a post on X, adding that “this latest action against the shadow fleet, carried out just a few days after a similar operation by the United Kingdom, demonstrates the determination of Europeans”. “We will not allow the shadow fleet to circumvent sanctions and finance Russia’s war effort. Europe is determined,” Macron said, adding that Europe “will continue to make every effort necessary to increase the cost of the war for Russia and bring about a solid and lasting peace in Ukraine”.
