Kremlin comments on alleged Norwegian refusal to save Russian sailors

The denial of assistance to the crew of a sinking vessel would call for universal condemnation, a spokesman said

The Kremlin has commented on claims that a Norwegian-flagged ship refused to rescue Russian sailors from a sinking vessel earlier this week. If this were confirmed, it would be an extraordinary case of negligence, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

The Ursa Major, a 142-meter freighter operated by a subsidiary of the Russian Defense Ministry...