France, enforcing sanctions on Russia, seizes ship in Channel

[Uncle Joe]

BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France, Feb 26 (Reuters) - France on Saturday seized a car cargo ship in the English Channel that Washington says was linked to the son of a former Russian spy chief, in one of the first visible displays of the West enforcing sanctions on Moscow over its Ukraine invasion.

The "Baltic Leader" was headed to St. Petersburg but was diverted to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. (0200-0300 GMT), Captain Veronique Magnin of the French Maritime Prefecture told Reuters.

The vessel was "strongly suspected of being linked to Russian interests targeted by the sanctions," she said.

The United States Treasury Department has issued blocking sanctions against the vessel because, according to Treasury, it was owned by a subsidiary of Russian lender Promsvyazbank, one of the Russian entities hit by U.S. and European Union sanctions.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-seizes-ship-suspected-violating-russia-sanctions-official-2022-02-26/

[Wounded Bear]

1. K & R...nt

[Indykatie]

2. Wow! Glad to See This But My Pessimistic Self is Surprised We Did It.

[Leghorn21]

3. Merci beaucoup, France!!