A Greenpeace activist in a polar bear suit holds a placard during a protest in Moscow October 5, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) - Russia shrugged off Dutch legal action over its detention and prosecution of Greenpeace activists for piracy on Saturday as protesters took to the streets internationally to call for the 30 detainees to be freed.
The Netherlands launched legal proceedings against Russia on Friday, saying it had unlawfully detained activists and others on the Dutch-registered ship last month as it protested against drilling in the Arctic.
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