Russia shrugged off Dutch legal action over its detention and prosecution of Greenpeace activists for piracy...as protesters took to the streets internationally to call for the 30 detainees, of 18 different nationalities, to be freed. The Netherlands launched legal proceedings against Russia...saying it had unlawfully detained activists and others on the Dutch-registered ship last month as it protested against drilling in the Arctic...Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov told...RIA Novosti that Russia had repeatedly asked the Netherlands to halt what Russia said was "illegal activity" by the ship...[H]ead of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, accused Greenpeace of pursuing commercial interests...Russian authorities have pressed piracy charges, which could result in prison sentences of 15 years. Greenpeace said it was holding up to 100 protests in about 48 countries...to call for the detainees to be freed...Greenpeace said the activists had been engaged in a peaceful protest in international waters to highlight the environmental risks posed by drilling in Arctic waters. The group says Russian officials boarded its icebreaker and detained activists at gunpoint after the group piloted motorboats toward an exploration vessel working for Russia's top oil producer, the state-controlled Rosneft, and global major ExxonMobil. Two activists also scaled the side of the Gazprom-owned Prirazlomnaya platform, actions which Russia's Foreign Ministry said threatened security...