I think they tried to solve this thing peacefully for that time. BTW, from a map it seems like a location of KAL007 downing, a pretty sensitive zone for Russian military.
I have no problem with Russia, just curious why it took a frigate 3 hours to catch a two masted sailing vessel. the schooner probably has a top speed of 7 knots and can not sail into weather. I would think a frigate could catch a sail boat in less then 10 minutes.
Oh, ok, i get your point, 3 hours trying to resolve, not catch, yes you are probably correct.