# Norway’s seizure of Russian vessel is ‘real piracy’ — MFA

https://mins.news/en/item/43438

- TASS, 2026-09-03 09:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2181967

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called Norway’s seizure of the research vessel Professor Molchanov “real piracy” and said it reflected a new Western interpretation of maritime affairs. The Governor of Svalbard’s website previously said Norwegian authorities seized the vessel after a complaint from Ukrainian company Naftogaz.

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