Posted on 06/22/2022 11:25:40 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
MOSCOW, June 22 (Reuters) - A top Russian official warned the West on Wednesday to stop talking about triggering NATO's "Article 5" mutual defence clause in a standoff between Lithuania and Russia.
Moscow has promised practical retaliation that will affect Lithuania's population after the Baltic state blocked the transit of goods subject to EU sanctions from Russia to its Baltic exclave.
"I would like to warn Europeans against dangerous rhetorical games on the topic of conflict," the Interfax news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Wednesday.
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We have an 80 year old, senile idiot and a 70 year old psycho playing chicken with the armies of the world. What could possibly go wrong?
Well I'm sure you would Sergei. Because that's about all you can do.
The US is itching to get NATO involved. I wonder how the Euro countries will react to a potential World War brewing in their backyard?
Erdogan was threatening to pull Turkey out of NATO the other day, I wonder if he knows something is afoot?
You should post memes of the idiots in D.C. who are about to get us all killed because we won't submit to them.
“The US is itching to get NATO involved.”
The only one who can get NATO involved is Russia, by doing something extraordinarily foolish.
“Erdogan was threatening to pull Turkey out of NATO...”
That’s one of those “threats” that everyone hopes they actually make good on.
Hey, Rootin Tootin Putin, remember why we needed the Berlin Airlift. Karma is a Hillary, even if it took this long to catch up with you.
The principle of providing assistance
With the invocation of Article 5, Allies can provide any form of assistance they deem necessary to respond to a situation. This is an individual obligation on each Ally and each Ally is responsible for determining what it deems necessary in the particular circumstances.
This assistance is taken forward in concert with other Allies. It is not necessarily military and depends on the material resources of each country. It is therefore left to the judgment of each individual member country to determine how it will contribute. Each country will consult with the other members, bearing in mind that the ultimate aim is to “to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area”.
At the drafting of Article 5 in the late 1940s, there was consensus on the principle of mutual assistance, but fundamental disagreement on the modalities of implementing this commitment. The European participants wanted to ensure that the United States would automatically come to their assistance should one of the signatories come under attack; the United States did not want to make such a pledge and obtained that this be reflected in the wording of Article 5.
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_110496.htm
They'll ask American troops to fight and die on their behalf, of course. And FReepers will wrap themselves up in the American flag and demand we stop criticizing Biden and support the troops.
LOL well I’m panicking, mostly because I anticipate a financial collapse as a result of this war. I want to sell my house and get out of the city before that happens. ;-)
This statement makes it sound like Russia really doesn’t want to face NATO at all
so all the hysteria about WWIII is overblown fearmongering
“Because that’s about all you can do.“ Oh really? Then you and the big guy should be able to walk right into Moscow and take over. I guess the regime change this time will be easier than Saddam’s.
If Turkey pulls out of NATO then they will align with Russia, closing off the Bosporus Strait to NATO, a huge disadvantage if we go against Russia.
“And FReepers will wrap themselves up in the American flag and demand we stop criticizing Biden and support the troops.”
Yup, I’m expecting that to happen as soon as we step into this mess.
“Well I’m sure you would Sergei. Because that’s about all you can do.”
Yeah, just like they said they were going into Ukraine didn’t.
Article V states:
“The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them . . . shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them ... will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking . . . such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.”
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_17120.htm
Contrary to popular misconception, Article V does not require the USA to use military force to defend anyone. That is plain from its text. It does require the USA to take such action as the USA deems necessary, which can but does not have to include military force. The US might deem it necessary only to send a strongly worded letter.
Yeah, there’s kind of a difference between saying “we’re going to invade Moscow” and “the Russians aren’t going to attack NATO”.
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