Halfwit lawmaker says Russia should take over Svalbard

The Barents Observer, January 16, 2025.

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"The Svalbard Treaty merely states that Svalbard cannot be used for war purposes and that Norway cannot have military bases there", Andreas Østhagen says. He underlines that the archipelago is not ‘demilitarized'. "Both Norwegian coast guard vessels and frigates call at Longyearbyen for various reasons".

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