The French Navy, with support from the United Kingdom, has intercepted an oil tanker under international sanctions that was traveling from Russia, the latest effort by nations that support Ukraine ...
"It is unacceptable for ships to circumvent international sanctions, violate the law of the sea, and finance the war that Russia has been waging against Ukraine for more than four years," Macron said.
He further confirmed he had written to the White House and Congress and insisted that the western powers needed to increase production of arms to sustain the fight in Eastern Europe.
American officials, including U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, argue Russia and China are beating the U.S. in the Arctic, and a new shipbuilding effort in Texas is underway to counter that.