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French naval forces intercepted a Russian-flagged ship carrying a cargo of cars headed for St. Petersburg

in the English Channel

, following sanctions adopted by the European Union against Moscow for invading Ukraine, authorities said Friday.

The Baltic Leader

freighter ,

which

set sail from the northern French city of Rouen

, was escorted to the English Channel port of Boulogne-sur-Mer by French forces, the maritime prefecture said.

The vessel is suspected to belong to one of the

companies targeted by European sanctions

, it added.

On Thursday, EU member states adopted unprecedented sanctions against Russian companies, entities and individuals to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

A spokesman for the Russian embassy in Paris told the Russian news agency TASS that the captain of the ship telephoned the diplomatic headquarters, which in turn

contacted the French authorities to request an explanation

for the incident.

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