France has intercepted and impounded a Russian flagged cargo ship suspected of breaching sanctions imposed because of the invasion of Ukraine.

The ship Baltic leader is being held at the channel port of Boulogne. Russian state media says the vessel is owned by a subsidiary of a bank targeted in the recent EU and US sanctions.

The Russian embassy in Paris is saying they'll send a note of protest to the French foreign ministry over the seizure.

Interesting development

This is coming too late as they shop was seized earlier today but it's a welcome development.

Yet to see a single country who support Russia except some of my nairaland brothers