Russia’s foreign ministry says it is closely following developments since pirates attacked a ship off the coast of West Africa last week and is assisting with negotiations over the safety of eight crew members held hostage. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, speaking at a press conference from Pyatigorsk while attending…
The Russian government says there’s still no word on six sailors who were taken hostage when pirates boarded their ship in the Gulf of Guinea last week. The MSC Mandy, a Panamanian-flagged vessel, was attacked in the territorial waters of Benin on January 2 with two dozen people on board,…
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday that its diplomats in the Nigerian capital of Abuja are working closely with Nigerian authorities to free Russian sailors who have been taken hostage at sea. “The Russian Embassy in Abuja reports that on February 5, an armed attack on the cargo ship…
Six arrests were made by the Nigerian military after a suspected pirate attack killed four soldiers and a policeman in the oil-rich Niger Delta on Friday. It is still, however, unclear as to who was behind the attack. A hoard of arms and ammunition were also recovered after security forces…