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flag Belgium and France seized a Russian-linked oil tanker, suspecting identity fraud, in the North Sea.

flag Belgium, with French support, seized the oil tanker Ethera in the North Sea, intercepting it in its exclusive economic zone and escorting it to Zeebrugge port. flag The vessel, flying a Guinean flag but suspected of using a false identity with forged documents, was already on the EU sanctions list and linked to Russia’s shadow fleet. flag The joint operation involved Belgian special forces and French Navy helicopters, with the captain, a Russian national, being questioned. flag French President Macron called it a major blow to Russia’s war financing, while Belgium and Ukraine emphasized the importance of enforcing sanctions. flag The Russian embassy in Belgium said it was not notified and is verifying if Russian citizens were aboard.

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