France Forces Russian Tanker to Pay Millions Before Leaving Waters
"Bypassing European sanctions comes at a price. Russia will no longer be able to fund its war with impunity through a ghost fleet off our coasts. The tanker Grinch is leaving French waters after shelling out several million euros and three weeks of costly immobilization at Fos-sur-Mer," Jean-Noel Barrot stated on the US social media company X.
Barrot did not disclose the precise sum paid nor offer additional information regarding the tanker’s ownership or the nature of its cargo.
Fos-sur-Mer, located near Marseille, serves as a significant Mediterranean hub for oil and maritime traffic, where officials have intensified inspections of ships suspected of aiding Moscow in circumventing Western sanctions imposed in response to its war in Ukraine.
Across Europe, authorities have increasingly focused on Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet,” consisting of older or obscurely registered vessels accused of carrying sanctioned oil. These efforts aim to limit Kremlin revenues and ensure enforcement of restrictions on energy exports.
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