Russia and pirates - ironic justice?

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

I'm wondering why they didn't do the same thing to the pirates that took over the Arctic Sea - vessel a while back.

Well now, if we're to believe some of the conspiracy stuff surrounding that (and I personally would not discount it) - I think they wouldn't want to take the risk of setting afloat people who could prove Russia was up to something there. They could, you know, accidentally survive instead of being placed under constant supervision.