North Korea detains Russian yacht

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: BBC

A Russian yacht has been detained by North Korean coastguards in the Sea of Japan, Russia's foreign ministry says.

Reports say the sailboat with five crew on board was intercepted as it was returning to Russia after participating in a competition in South Korea.

Russian diplomats have demanded the crew's immediate release and an explanation.

Russia is one of the few countries that has relatively friendly ties with North Korea.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36293326

[FLPanhandle]

1. North Korea does this all the time

Grab citizens from another country and get paid some ransom for them.

Usually they are smart enough not to go after the Russians.

Putin isn't the type to pay out over threats.

[pampango]

5. I suspect the Russian crew will be released very, very quickly. "Putin isn't the type to pay out

over threats." Indeed he is not. He has his flaws but payback is swift in his world.

[saidsimplesimon]

2. China can you hear me?

The governments capable of standing up to the mad man in Korea must stop this insanity, or....?

[Throd]

3. China's "useful idiot" might actually be an idiot.

[braddy]

4. This is like the local police eye balling that new Escalade they want, and taking it.

[132nd Last Angry Man]

6. Oops!

Perhaps not the best decision they could ideally have made.