War against Germany? Srsly?

They wanted to bury live patients? /s

That was not your question. Your question was if it was piracy and it is clearly not, based on your own legal quote. Are you ready to agree to that or still denying it?

You are probably right that it's not piracy due to the private ends part, my bad, misunderstood. Hence the question what it is called then since is quite similar to piracy.

~~Who~~ Why not?

Great argument, thanks.

You mean Russia is targeting ..?

any illegal acts of violence or detention

It's any illegal acts of violence or detention, wasn't the latter the case?

Also what court has a jurisdiction over international seas?

I'm not a legal expert, but this definition sounds like it

(a) any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation, committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private ship or a private aircraft, and directed: (i) on the high seas, against another ship or aircraft, or against persons or property on board such ship or aircraft; (ii) against a ship, aircraft, persons or property in a place outside the jurisdiction of any State;

Now there are varying opinions on whether this detention is legal or not, but personally the Russian government is one of the last organizations I would trust in determining that.

Sure, we are talking about piracy in general, not Russian opinion.

Not sure whether I follow, can you elaborate? If one detains a ship in international waters under Russian flag full of oil or whatever, how is this not a piracy? And if it is not, then what it is?

Aren't they technically correct, though? Please spare me with Russia bad, I'm talking technically.

I get that, but they don't get that far right is always a change for the worse. This knowledge eludes my EU country as well.