Russia Suggests Independent UN Report On Sailors
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Friday said the United Nations should conduct an independent investigation of circumstances surrounding the capture of 15 British sailors by Iran.
The ministry made the call in a statement released after talks between British Ambassador Anthony Brenton and Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Yakovenko.
"Taking into consideration the fact that the British side insists the service personnel were fulfilling the mandate of the UN Security Council, we consider that that the UN Secretariat should prepare an independent report regarding this particular incident," the ministry said in a statement.
I don't understand what Russia sees to gain from this. The GPS coordinates given by Britain and Iran (the first time, before they realized it was in Iraqi waters) were close to being the same. I think it's safe to say, if this happened to Russia, several high-ranking members of the Iranian gov't and Revolutionary Guard would disappear or be found dead.
