Russia tells France to free detained tanker captain, RIA reports

​Russia ​is ‌demanding that France release ​the captain of ‌a tanker detained in France, the state-run RIA news agency ‌reported on Wednesday, ‌citing the Russian embassy in Paris.

France's navy said on ⁠Monday ​it ⁠had intercepted a sanctioned tanker linked ⁠to the Russian oil ​trade in the Atlantic Ocean ⁠and had ordered it to ⁠head ​to the French mainland, in a ⁠move Moscow said was illegal ⁠and ⁠amounted to "international piracy."

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