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France Intercepts Russia-bound Cargo Ship In Channel by Igbofam(op): 12:20pm On Feb 26, 2022
French naval forces have intercepted in the Channel a cargo vessel loaded with cars heading for the Baltic port city of Saint Petersburg after the EU slapped sanctions on Russia, officials said Saturday.

The Russian-flagged Baltic Leader, which had set sail from the French city of Rouen, was escorted to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer by French forces, the maritime prefecture told AFP.

It is suspected of belonging to a company targeted by the sanctions.

A French customs patrol vessel backed by a police surveillance ship and a navy patrol boat stopped the Baltic Leader, said Veronique Magnin of the regional prefecture.


The 127-metre (417-foot) vessel is "strongly suspected of being linked to Russian interests targeted by sanctions," she said, adding that while such a measure was "rare" it is "a sign of "firmness".

The move comes after the European Union on Thursday adopted unprecedented sanctions against Russian individuals, companies and other entities to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

A spokesperson for the Russian embassy in Paris told the TASS news agency the boat's captain had telephoned the embassy, which then contacted the French authorities to ask for an explanation of the incident.


www.barrons.com/amp/news/france-intercepts-cargo-ship-in-channel-heading-for-russia-official-01645870807

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Re: France Intercepts Russia-bound Cargo Ship In Channel by Igbofam(op): 12:21pm On Feb 26, 2022
Well deserved

Re: France Intercepts Russia-bound Cargo Ship In Channel by FERNANDEZISBACK: 12:27pm On Feb 26, 2022
Putin and his nairaland puppet will regret ever invading Ukraine..
From losing deals to huge sanction to interception.. Putin you are the aggressor here and you know how costly war is..
You for sure is gonna pay dearly..I only Pity the innocent citizens in Russia that ain't ok with Putin rule but are scared of the blood thirsty monster called Putin...
Re: France Intercepts Russia-bound Cargo Ship In Channel by Nobody: 12:32pm On Feb 26, 2022
My nigga Putin is going down but I'm happy about it because he fucck up. Real men don't soil their hands with the blood of the innocent. Sending bombs into residential buildings made him lost all my admiration for him.
Re: France Intercepts Russia-bound Cargo Ship In Channel by FERNANDEZISBACK: 12:33pm On Feb 26, 2022
Nonexisting:
My nigga Putin is going down but I'm happy about it because he fucck up. Real men don't soil their hands with the blood of the innocent. Sending bombs into residential buildings made him lost all my admiration for him.
This is the beginning..many more are still coming.. Putin and his online puppet are alone in this one.. cheesy
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