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Core Viewpoint - The UK government has provided critical intelligence and surveillance support to France to intercept a Russian oil tanker in the Mediterranean, which is suspected of flying a false flag to evade sanctions from the EU, UK, and US, and is part of Russia's "shadow fleet" [1] Group 1: Government Actions - The UK claims this operation is aimed at combating the so-called "shadow fleet" and disrupting Russia's funding for the war [1] - The UK Ministry of Defence has stated that it will regularly track suspected Russian "shadow fleet" activities and share information with allies [1] Group 2: Sanctions and Enforcement - To date, the UK has imposed sanctions on 544 vessels similar to the one intercepted [1]