Cargo Vessel Suspected Of Russian Connections Captured By France

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French sea policemen seized a car cargo vessel, en route to St Petersburg, in the English Channel. Washington reportedly says that it was linked to the son of an ex-spy chief of Russia, in the first of several most evident displays of the West enforcing its sanctions on Moscow.

Another vessel, “Baltic Leader” was reportedly diverted to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer around 3 am to 4 am, France’s Maritime Prefecture Captain Veronique Magnin informed the Reuters. There were suspicions about the...

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