Russia· Sergei LavrovFrench Navy seizes Russian tanker
The French Navy seized a Russian tanker en route from Murmansk, prompting a response from the Russian Embassy in France confirming the captain's Russian citizenship.
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Sergei Lavrov
Minister of Foreign Affairs · Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Russia
on Russian tanker seizure by French Navy
First report 25d agoLast update 3h ago
Stance over timeOpposed now
supportiveneutralopposed
2026-06-01now · 2026-06-26
Condemns French Tanker Seizure: Sergei Lavrov's cluster strongly condemns the French Navy's seizure of Russian tankers as illegal, unacceptable, and an act of piracy, citing a lack of notification and legal nihilism.
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