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Congressman Gooden proposed using letters of marque to seize Russian yachts

Member of the US House of Representatives, Republican Lance Gooden found a way to seize yachts and planes belonging to Russians who fell under US sanctions. On the Fox News channel, he suggested using letters of marque, TASS reports.

Gooden recalled that the right to issue letters of marque still belongs to the US Congress. According to the Republican, they should also be used in cyberspace to allow US non-government hackers to target specific government officials.

Such evidence appeared during the Sailing Fleet times, the government document allowed a private vessel to attack and capture the courts belonging to the enemy Power, and transfer them to the Admiralty court for further sale.

and UK:

A new law passed in the UK gives the British authorities the power to detain Russian ships. This is stated in a statement released on Tuesday by the UK Foreign Office.

"Russian vessels will be banned from UK ports following a new round of UK sanctions against Russia. The ban will apply to all vessels owned or operated by anyone associated with Russia, and the authorities will have new powers to detain Russian vessels," the statement said. .

Britain's Department of Transportation has previously explained that the ban would apply to any vessel that London assesses is owned, controlled, chartered or operated by any person associated with Russia or sanctioned and that flies the Russian flag and is registered in Russia.