"Chen Zhangjie, 39, was sentenced in absentia after the French navy boarded the Boracay tanker in September before releasing the vessel and its crew days later, in what Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned as 'piracy'."
"The vessel, claiming to be flagged in Benin, was thought to be part of a fleet transporting Russian oil in violation of Western sanctions imposed over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine."
"The Boracay has been linked to mysterious drone flights over Denmark last year, part of a spate of drone sightings and airspace violations in European countries blamed on Russia."
"The European Union lists 598 vessels, suspected of being part of the 'shadow fleet', as banned from European ports and maritime services."
A French court issued an arrest warrant and a one-year jail sentence against Chen Zhangjie, the captain of the Boracay tanker, for not complying with orders to stop his ship. The court also imposed a €150,000 fine. The Boracay, allegedly part of a fleet transporting Russian oil in violation of sanctions, was boarded by the French navy in September. Two employees of a Russian security company were on board during the incident. The European Union has banned 598 vessels suspected of being part of the 'shadow fleet' from its ports.
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