British troops helped French commandos storm a Russian tanker suspected of sanctions-busting, it has been revealed. A helicopter launched from the Royal Navy’s Type 23 warship HMS Somerset helped track sanctioned vessel The Tagor in International waters. After the UK Royal Navy team monitored the tanker it was boarded by French navy specialists on Sunday in the Atlantic Ocean, seizing the crew and the entire ship. French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed British troops played a key role in