Pejabat Prancis telah menyita sebuah kapal yang berlayar di bawah bendera Rusia dan dicurigai milik sebuah perusahaan yang disetujui oleh Uni Eropa.-French officials have seized a ship sailing under the Russian flag and suspected of belonging to a company sanctioned by the European Union.

Presiden Komisi Eropa Ursula von der Leyen pergi pada akhir KTT Uni Eropa tentang Ukraina di Brussels, 25 Februari 2022.-European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen leaves at the end of an EU summit on Ukraine in Brussels, Feb. 25, 2022.

Feb26, 2022 - 10:10.
Polisi laut Prancis menyita sebuah kapal pada Sabtu yang diduga pihak berwenang milik sebuah perusahaan Rusia yang menjadi sasaran sanksi Uni Eropa atas perang di Ukraina, kata seorang pejabat pemerintah kepada Reuters.

Kapal kargo yang mengangkut mobil, yang menuju St. Petersburg, "diduga kuat terkait dengan kepentingan Rusia yang menjadi sasaran sanksi," kata Kapten Veronique Magnin dari Prefektur Maritim Prancis.

Kapal itu dialihkan ke pelabuhan Boulogne-sur-Mer di Prancis utara antara pukul 3 pagi dan 4 pagi (0200-0300 GMT), kata Magnin, menambahkan pemeriksaan yang sedang berlangsung sedang dilakukan oleh pejabat bea cukai dan awak kapal "bersikap kooperatif.  ."

Kedutaan Besar Rusia di Prancis sedang mencari penjelasan dari pihak berwenang atas penyitaan tersebut, kantor berita Rusia RIA mengutip pernyataan kedutaan tersebut.

Surat kabar Prancis La Voix Du Nord, yang pertama kali melaporkan berita tersebut, mengatakan kapal itu adalah Pemimpin Baltik, yang menurut situs marinetraffic.com, berlayar di bawah bendera Rusia.

Perusahaan yang memiliki kapal itu milik seorang pengusaha Rusia yang ada dalam daftar orang-orang yang terkena sanksi Uni Eropa, kata Magnin.

Negara-negara Uni Eropa pada hari Jumat setuju untuk membekukan aset Eropa dari Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin dan menteri luar negerinya untuk menghukum Rusia atas serangan terhadap Ukraina.  Daftar yang lebih luas dari orang-orang yang terkena sanksi diberlakukan awal bulan ini.

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French sea police seized a ship on Saturday that authorities suspect belongs to a Russian company targeted by European Union sanctions over the war in Ukraine, a government official told Reuters.

The cargo vessel transporting cars, which was headed for St. Petersburg, is "strongly suspected of being linked to Russian interests targeted by the sanctions," said Captain Veronique Magnin of the French Maritime Prefecture.

The ship was diverted to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. (0200-0300 GMT), Magnin said, adding ongoing checks were being carried out by customs officials and the ship's crew was "being cooperative."

The Russian Embassy in France is seeking an explanation from authorities over the seizure, Russia's RIA news agency quoted the embassy as saying.

French newspaper La Voix Du Nord, which first reported the news, said the vessel was the Baltic Leader, which, according to website marinetraffic.com, sails under a Russian flag.

The company that owns the ship belongs to a Russian businessman who is on the EU's list of sanctioned people, Magnin said.

EU states on Friday agreed to freeze European assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister to punish Russia for the attack on Ukraine. A wider list of sanctioned people was put in place earlier this month.

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