continues its assault on the city. ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, says attacks have been repelled from all directions. earlier, president zelensky shared video of himself on the streets of kyiv, dispelling rumours he had called on the army to lay down arms. he has promised to give weapons to anyone willing to defend the country. fighting continued in several cities overnight. this map shows that some of the areas underfire. russia s defence ministry claims melitopol has been captured. the french navy have intercepted a russian cargo ship in the channel and escorted it to the port of boulogne sur mer in northern france. authorities say they suspect the ship called the baltic leader belongs to a russian company targeted by european union sanctions
Is the recent sanctions-based seizure of a Russian cargo ship beyond French waters consistent with the high seas freedoms and exclusive flag state jurisdiction reflected in the law of the sea?