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Analyst at CNA | International law, international relations | Bills Mafia | Living in Bishkek 🇰🇬
Russia’s Senate approved a law that would impose restrictions for the first time on foreign warships navigating Russian internal waters of #Arctic Northern Sea Route, a corridor #Russia is trying to make happen for trade b/w Asia and Europe. The measure now just needs #Putin to sign it. For analysis of the law and an argument for why it violates Russia’s #internationallaw obligations, see @lawfare https://www.lawfareblog.com/wrangling-warships-russias-proposed-law-northern-sea-route-navigation
Wrangling Warships: Russia’s Proposed Law on Northern Sea Route Navigation
A proposed amendment in the Russian parliament would require foreign warships to obtain diplomatic clearance before navigating through the internal waters of the Northern Sea Route. It is plainly illegal—Moscow’s own past actions tell us so.