NEWS: ‘This war will persist,’ President Macron says of the Russia-Ukraine issue as France seizes a Russian ship.

France President Emmanuel Macron has stated that the battle between Russia and Ukraine, which began in Europe on Thursday, “will last.”

“I can tell you one thing this morning – this conflict will persist,” Macron said at France’s annual agriculture expo, one of the country’s most important political events.

“This crisis, this conflict, and all the crises that come with it will have long-term implications,” Macron added.

Meanwhile, according to Aljazeera, French maritime police have seized a ship that officials believe belongs to a Russian corporation that has been sanctioned by the European Union as a result of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Meanwhile, according to Aljazeera, French sea police have seized a ship that officials believe belongs to a Russian business that has been sanctioned by the European Union over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Captain Veronique Magnin of the French Maritime Prefecture is quoted by Aljazeera.

The “Baltic Leader,” a cargo ship, was sailing from Rouen, Normandy, to Saint Petersburg, Russia, according to Magnin.

In the early hours of Saturday morning, it was stopped in the English Channel and diverted to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer in Northern France, according to Magnin.

Customs officers were doing regular checks, she said, and the ship’s crew was “compliant.”