Is there someone Russia isn’t warning?
I can remember when blocking food and medicines from a civilian population was considered a war crime.
Putin’s standard is that whereever there’s a russian, there’s an excuse for an invasion.
It would be nice if they reported what Norway was actually doing or failing to do, instead of printing a Russian allegation. Readers would then be able to decide if Norway’s behavior was reasonable.
It’s not as if Russian diplomats have a reputation for honesty.
Its like China blockading Guam.
what do you think the USA’s reaction would be?
“restrictions imposed by Norway were blocking the transport of goods to Russian-populated settlements on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard”
Svalbard is NORWEGIAN territory. If the Russians there don’t like it, they can pack up and GO HOME.
There’s a Russian coal mine, now closed, next to Svalbard. There are still Russians there to guard it and serve the tourist trade. Yes, there’s scheduled air service to the region, that’s as far north 78 degrees as you can go.
Ping for later. There is a YouTuber from Svalbard that I watch regularly. I’ll have to send her a message and see if I can get her take on this development.