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With the problem that sinking a Turkish ship could easily trigger Nato Article 5 if Turkey wanted it to happen.
by pintxo 5y ago
With the problem that sinking a Turkish ship could easily trigger Nato Article 5 if Turkey wanted it to happen.
- dotancohen 5y agoAs war is not declared between Russia and either Turkey or NATO, the Turkish blockade would be considered provocation (as per treaties, Black Sea states have open access to Bosporus and Russia is a Black Sea state) and would not require NATO to invoke Article 5. Which in turn would weaken further propositions to invoke Article 5 in the future: a desirable outcome for Russia.