Who will be our biggest problem next yr, the GOP or the Russian CoastGuard?

[CK_John]

I would urge the Canadian Navy and others to look sharp.

[Cali_Democrat]

1. Why would the Russian coast guard be a problem next year?

[CK_John]

2. They think they own the Arctic Circle and depends on how far they can go by boarding the Greenpeace

vessel and arresting the crew.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. There's no doubt that the Greenpeace ship was in Russian waters

Last month the Greenpeace ship approached the Prirazlomnaya platform, Russia's first offshore oil rig which is scheduled to start operating by the end of the year.

Two activists tried to climb up on to the platform and tie themselves to it, in an attempt to draw attention to the issue of the expansion of oil and gas exploration in the Arctic Ocean.

They were detained after a short skirmish in inflatable dinghies in which armed Russian FSB officers in balaclavas fired warning shots into the water.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24379908

The question is whether Greenpeace's actions had justified the boarding and arrests. Even Putin said that 'piracy' wasn't an appropriate charge, but that indicates more a problem with Russian courts than the coastguards.

But to put this as "should we fear the Russian coastguard" is silly.

[Laelth]

4. Useful information. Thanks for the post. n/t

-Laelth