France releases Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker after Putin calls seizure ‘piracy’, diplomatic tensions flare
In a dramatic turn of events that has reignited geopolitical tensions, France has released a Russian oil tanker suspected to be part of Moscow’s so-called “shadow fleet” after President Vladimir Putin condemned its seizure as an act of “piracy.” The vessel, detained off the coast of Marseille last week, was allegedly transporting sanctioned crude oil…