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By Jonathan Saul, Stine Jacobsen and Elizabeth Pineau LONDON/COPENHAGEN/PARIS (Reuters) – European Union countries are considering a ban on Russian ships entering the bloc’s ports, aiming to tighten sea restrictions after a halt on air traffic, European officials say, a step that would further hamper Russia’s commercial shipments. Britain already decided on Monday to deny entry to British ports to all ships that are Russian owned, operated, controlled, chartered, registered or flagged. The Marshall Islands-flagged NS Champion, which is operated by Russian shipping company Sovcomflot, turned aw…