France, Oct. 13 -- President Macron confirmed on Monday that French forces intercepted the DF Peak, a Benin-flagged tanker included on the European Union's sanctions list as part of efforts to disrupt the so-called Russian "shadow fleet".

"This morning, more than 450 nautical miles south of Reunion, our national Navy boarded the tanker DF Peak," Macron wrote on X, alongside a short video showing the operation.

The French president said Paris would continue its efforts against the network of vessels that Western governments accuse Moscow of using to export oil while circumventing sanctions imposed since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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