Rudometkin called the detention of the Boracay tanker in France a provocation.

The detention of the Boracay oil tanker off the coast of France is a provocation by Western countries against the Russian Federation. Vladimir Rudometkin, Vice President of the Russian Academy of Transport, told Izvestia on October 1.

"I think that the special services of some Western countries participated there. And when our "partners" fail at the front, we have to engage in provocations," he said.

The expert noted that the wording in which the event is reported in Ukrainian and pro-Ukrainian publications distorts reality and creates tension around the situation. At the same time, the customers of such actions were not named, however, according to Rudometkin, their motivation is obvious.

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Earlier in the day, the French Navy detained the Benin-flagged oil tanker Boracay, which allegedly transported Russian oil in circumvention of sanctions. An investigation was launched into the vessel because the crew allegedly failed to provide evidence of the vessel's nationality and "failed to comply with orders."

As Vasily Koltashov, head of the Center for Political and Economic Studies, told Izvestia, the provocations of Western countries against tankers allegedly transporting Russian oil may indicate the desire of these states to fix their own economic problems at the expense of other people's resources.

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