Perhaps the bunches of thugs carrying out these hi-jackings should reflect upon the Beirut experience....
British and other folk were being hi-jacked for months on end and suffering whilst politicos blundered slowly about wringing their hands, not many Russians were taken hostage. It seems that one was taken hostage, but the good old KGB didn't suffer fools gladly or worry too much about political correctness. So they grabbed one of the ringleaders, then sent his testicles back in a box with a note saying "Release our citizen and don't do it again - or you'll be next!".
He was swiftly released........