Russerne truer nå Norge - Slår Svalbard i hardtkorn med Krim

Det som skjer nå er en tydelig strategi for å få oppmerksomheten bort fra Øst-Ukraina og samtidig tekkes Putins tilhengere ved å vise handlekraft overfor et land som misbruker sin suverenitet på Svalbard. Det spiller ingen rolle om en endrer reglene som skal hindre svartelistede russiske borgere i å besøke arkipelet. Det er makten som rår, og det spørs om Svalbard kommer under begrepet medlemsland når det gjelder NATO`s Artikkel 5 vedr. angrep på et medlemsland.

Article 5 of the Washington Treaty:

The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognised by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.
Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security.