A Frenchman has been arrested in Russia on charges of “illegally” crossing the border with Estonia, according to the Federal Security Service

A French citizen was arrested in Russia for crossing…Illegally» Boats across the border from Estonia and placed in pretrial detention for at least 30 days, the Russian security services (FSB) announced on Tuesday, November 21.

“The verification measures taken have made it possible to prove that the person concerned is a French citizen. The foreigner admitted to illegally crossing the border of the Russian Federation by bypassing checkpoints established between Estonia and Russia by crossing the Narva River by boat.“, noted the Federal Security Service in a press release reported by Russian news agencies.

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According to a spokesman for the Border Guard Forces of the Russian Federal Security Service:The detainee was placed in pretrial detention for 30 days“He faces a prison sentence of between two and six years, according to the Russian Penal Code. Estonian authorities.”He was informed» About the incident and the arrest of this French citizen, the Federal Security Service said, which did not say, however, whether the French Embassy in Moscow had been notified.

In its press release, the Russian security services did not provide further details about the identity of the detained French citizen. Estonia, a member of NATO and the European Union, and Russia share a common border of 338.6 km, including more than 75 km along the Narva River, according to the Estonian Interior Ministry.