Actions to seize ships will be met with a mirror response, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov wrote in an article for Kommersant.
As Mr. Lavrov pointed out, freedom of navigation "must be guaranteed everywhere, in all countries and in all maritime areas."
"It should be understood that actions from a position of power, especially weakening, policies of pressure, extortion and dictation, are doomed and will be met with an asymmetric appearance and response," the minister wrote.
Read more in Sergey Lavrov's article for Kommersant.