“The West understands the impotence of “pure” sanctions and has begun to act with inhumane methods.
In fact, both Lithuania, with the blockade of Kaliningrad, and Norway are trying to take Russian individuals and legal entities hostage, placing indirect obstacles on the basis of their own unilateral sanctions,” Fedosova said.
As the expert added, Norway's sovereignty over Svalbard was established with the consent of other states under the treaty of 1920, and Russia, as the successor of the USSR, had special economic rights in Svalbard.
“Norway over the past years has tried to monopolize Svalbard, and now, by its actions, it is violating the act guaranteeing it the legal basis of sovereignty, apparently in the hope that brute force will help “squeeze” Russia’s right to stay on the territory,” said the expert.
In her opinion, there will be no initiative talk about the violation of international law by Norway in the Western press.
“But Russia should raise the issue of the rights of Russians and the food blockade by Norway in the General Assembly and the UN Security Council, declare this egregious violation in the international media, where Russian speakers have access,” the analyst emphasized.
The West raises the stakes, and a situation of unrequited blackmail should not be allowed, the RT interlocutor concluded.
Earlier, Russian Consul General in Svalbard Sergey Gushchin said that Russia and Norway are holding consultations in connection with the situation with the ban on the transport of goods to Russian villages in Svalbard.
Vice Speaker of the Federation Council of Russia Konstantin Kosachev stressed that Norway's refusal is immoral and violates human rights.