Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened retaliation for Western seizures of its commercial vessels, describing them as “piracy.”Speaking on a visit to a Russian warship that was taking part in a naval exercise in the Pacific, Putin described the Western moves to detain vessels linked to Russia as a breach of international maritime law.“It’s nothing but piracy and robbery,” Putin said. “If this is done, we will be forced to respond in kind.”He added that the Russian response...