There is a clause that might allow it Putin to avoid expansion Born. With the announcement by the Sweden and from Finland wanting to join the Atlantic Alliance, that Russia fears that other countries may follow the example of the Scandinavian nations. This creates a domino effect. But there may be a way to prevent the current NATO member countries (30) from growing.
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The Clause of the Atlantic Alliance
It is clause number six of the NATO charter that corresponds to Russian plans. At the same time, according to State Duma Deputy Yevgeny Fyodorov, “the disputed areas cannot be included in the alliance.” And that means, according to the politician, “as soon as the territories of the Baltic States are recognized as disputed, this will become the basis for the Baltic States’ exclusion from NATO”. But first we need a basic step.
Duma deputy Yevgeny Fedorov suggested revoking the recognition of independence #Estonia, #Latviaand #Ukraine.
He said that this would be the basis for the exclusion of the #Baltic states out #BORNas the alliance does not include disputed territories. pic.twitter.com/r8unQ226GH
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The necessary premise
In order to consider Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia as disputed nations, Moscow must first revoke recognition of the former Soviet states’ independence. State Duma MP Yevgeny Fedorov told a Latvian news agency that reversing Russia’s decision to recognize the Baltic states as sovereign would likely create a legal basis for forcing the alliance to deviate from the 1997 borders.
The Steps to Exclusion
Last week, Fedorov introduced a bill aimed at Lithuania’s sovereignty, arguing that it illegally left the Soviet Union more than three decades ago. Lithuania was the first republic, having been under Soviet control since 1940, to announce its intention to restore its independence from the collapsing USSR in March 1990. Moscow recognized Lithuania’s sovereignty under President Mikhail Gorbachev in September 1991. Fedorov claimed that Lithuania was Russia’s top country target for NATO as it posed the greatest threat to Moscow, claiming that it was “NATO’s gateway to the Baltics”.
The threat
Fedorov threatened that if Russia decides to revoke recognition of independent Baltic states, NATO should expel them from the alliance or accept the start of a “Third World War.” NATO has not publicly commented on Russia’s possible move to revoke recognition of the Baltic state’s sovereignty. But in a speech on Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg pledged to step up security efforts within the alliance and beyond.
And how would NATO react?
Despite Russia’s threats against NATO allies, experts told Fox News that Moscow has no chance of pushing through NATO membership. “First, NATO would not ‘kick’ any nation out of the alliance. NATO is the result of a treaty, the Washington Treaty, so the only way for a NATO member to leave the Alliance is through free choice,” said former NATO Defense Europe and NATO Deputy Secretary Michael Ryan. “Second, the United States never recognized the incorporation of the Baltic States into the Soviet Union.
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