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You joke, but Canada has disputes with Russia over arctic territorial claims.

• gdy 7y ago
  And that dispute is being resolved [0] on the basis of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea [1]. Interestingly, this convention is signed and ratified basically by the whole world, but not by the US. [0] https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/arctic/2019/04/russia-scores-scientific-point-quest-extended-arctic-continental-shelf https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/arctic/2019/04/russia-scor... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_of_the_Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_on_t...
  • freeone3000 7y ago
    Russia's other recent international seizure was Crimea, which was for sure NOT done in accordance with the International Law of the Sea. Canada has, in fact, enacted sanctions against Russia. I posit that if Canada were a softer target, Russia would simply seize the territories, the way they did from the Ukraine.
    • gdy 7y ago
      Look at the map, find Russia, see how large it is. Do you really think it needs more territory?