# Russia calls Norway’s seizure of research vessel ‘piracy’

https://mins.news/en/item/43841

- TRT World, 2026-09-03 13:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/5c71b6001cb4

> Russia has described Norway’s seizure of the Russian research vessel Professor Molchanov in the Arctic as “piracy.”

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