French naval forces seize the Cameroonian‑flagged tanker Deliver off the coast of Sicily and escort the vessel to an anchorage for inspection, Emmanuel Macron says.French troops boarded Deliver, filmed the operation and prompted the maritime prefecture to file a report with the Marseille prosecutor after document checks raised doubts about the legitimacy of the flag.Ukraine's Main Directorate reports that
Deliver has exported Russian oil since 2024 using a
shadow fleet and flags of convenience to evade Western sanctions;
France says this is its fifth seizure of suspected sanction‑evading tankers since September of last year and follows a recent British interception of
Smyrtos.