Published on: 2026-06-01
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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Moscow, June 1 /Xin Hua/ — France’s actions to detain a Russian tanker are illegal and border on international piracy. This was stated by the Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov on Monday during a briefing.
On Monday, French authorities reported that they detained the tanker Tagor in the Atlantic Ocean, allegedly sailing from Murmansk under a false flag. According to RIA Novosti, citing the Russian embassy in Paris, the French side did not inform Moscow about its actions regarding this vessel. The Russian diplomatic mission noted that, according to preliminary data, the tanker’s captain is a Russian citizen.
“We consider such actions illegal; they border on international piracy. We absolutely disagree that they are carried out in full compliance with international law,” emphasized D. Peskov.
He also stated that Russia is taking a number of measures to ensure the speed of its cargo and will continue to take them, also considering the accumulated negative experience. –0–
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