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Russia detains French man who entered country on a paddle board
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Posted on May 28, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
A French man was detained in Russia after crossing the border from Estonia on a paddle board, intending to settle in Russia.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A French citizen who illegally crossed the Russian border on a paddle board from Estonia has been placed in detention for two months, a court in Russia's northern Leningrad region said.
The man, who paddled from Estonia, was detained on the shore of the Narva reservoir - through which the Russian-Estonian border runs - by Federal Security Service (FSB) border guards.
According to the Leningrad court, the French man said he wanted to settle in Russia. The court said the man said he had previously undergone psychiatric treatment.
Reuters was unable to contact the man or his lawyers.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Guy Faulconbridge and Jamie Freed)
The French citizen was detained for two months after illegally crossing the Russian border on a paddle board from Estonia.
He was detained on the shore of the Narva reservoir, which is located along the Russian-Estonian border.
He stated that he wanted to settle in Russia and mentioned that he had previously undergone psychiatric treatment.
The Federal Security Service (FSB) border guards detained the man.
Reuters was unable to contact the man or his lawyers for further information.
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