March 1 (Reuters) – Belgium seized an oil tanker belonging to the Russian shadow fleet on Sunday, Belgian defence minister Theo Francken said.
“Over the past few hours, our armed forces, with the support of the French Defence, have boarded an oil tanker belonging to the Russian shadow fleet,” Francken said in a post on X early on Sunday.
“The vessel is currently being escorted to the port of Zeebrugge, where it will be seized.”
(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)
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