Russia to U.S.: Let's Team up, to Fight Pirates

U.S. and Russia don't agree on much, these days. But nothing brings countries together like a common enemy. And they've found one, in East Africa's increasingly-sophisticated, increasingly-bold pirates.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says his country "will work with the U.S. and European Union to fight piracy off the African coast and wants naval forces gathering in the area to coordinate their efforts," according to the AP.
Lavrov spoke as a Russian warship with commandos aboard headed to the waters off Somalia, where pirates are holding a Ukrainian ship with a cargo of battle tanks and a crew that includes two Russians."Russia aims to prevent pirates from causing mayhem," Russian news agencies quoted Lavrov as saying. He said nations with naval vessels in the area, which include the United States, should work together against pirates. "It would be useful to coordinate the naval forces that are deployed," Lavrov said, according to state-run RIA-Novosti. "It seems everything is leading to this." more.http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/10/russia-to-us-le.html