• kreskin@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    blockade is defined in the UN charter as an aggressive act of war. Any fallout from that would mean NATO has no duty to support the US… in that conflict or any conflict continuing from it.

    it’s in the definition of Agression Resolution (Re. 3314) and is considered an illegal act, and a war crime if it halts import of food and medicine.

    Retaliating with commensurate and proportional force against a blockade is legally allowed by art. 51 of the UN Charter.

    • 73ms@sopuli.xyz
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      7 hours ago

      NATO has no duty to support the US anyway unless we’re talking about an attack on the US which this isn’t looking like any way you slice it.