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Zelensky Thanks France After Navy Intercepts Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker
President Zelensky thanked France after its navy intercepted the Russian-linked tanker Tagor and urged Europe to modernize laws to enable seizing such vessels. He stated that Russian oil money should fund protection against aggression, citing Ukraine’s strikes on 15 Russian refineries, which have destroyed nearly 40 percent of Russia’s primary refining capacity.
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