Lithuanian authorities have banned the transit through their territory of goods to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad that are subject to European Union sanctions, according to the national rail service.

The enclave – home to the Russian Baltic Fleet and a deployment location for Moscow’s nuclear-capable Iskander missiles – is sandwiched on the Baltic coast between Lithuania and Poland, both NATO members, and has no land border with Russia.


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The transit ban could increase already high levels of tension between Russia and NATO following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in late February.

The transit ban took effect on Saturday, according to the cargo arm of Lithuania’s state rail service in a letter to clients. Following “clarification” from the European Commission on the mechanism for applying the sanctions, the transit ban was implemented, according to the letter.

A spokesman for the Lithuanian rail service confirmed the contents of the letter but declined to comment further, according to Reuters news agency.

News of the impending ban came on Friday in a video message posted by Kaliningrad’s governor Anton Alikhanov.

Alikhanov said the ban would cover between 40 and 50 percent of the items that Kaliningrad imports from and exports to Russia through Lithuania as the EU sanctions list notably includes coal, metals, construction materials and advanced technology.

“We consider this to be a most serious violation … of the right to free transit into and out of Kaliningrad region,” he said in an online video posting, adding that authorities would press to have the measures lifted.

He said that if the region were not able to have the measures lifted quickly, it would start discussing the need for more ships to carry goods to Russia.

Urging citizens not to resort to panic buying, Alikhanov said two vessels were already ferrying goods between Kaliningrad and Saint Petersburg, and seven more would be in service by the end of the year.

“Our ferries will handle all the cargo”, he said on Saturday.

In February, Lithuania closed its airspace to flights from Russia to Kaliningrad, forcing commercial carriers to take a longer route out over the Baltic Sea.

Lithuania’s foreign ministry did not reply to a request from Reuters for comment on the new measure, though Lithuanian deputy foreign minister Mantas Adomenas told a public broadcaster that the ministry was waiting for “clarification from the European Commission on applying European sanctions to Kaliningrad cargo transit”.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2022/6/18/lithuania-enforces-eu-sanctions-on-goods-to-russias-kaliningrad

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Blocking off land route to Kaliningrad is a recipe for Disaster

Svlla:
Blocking off land route to Kaliningrad is a recipe for Disaster

How so ?

Svlla:
Blocking off land route to Kaliningrad is a recipe for Disaster

Lithuania is believing in article 5. This stupid country wants to escalate things. No one will come to her aid.

Drenimarcus:


Lithuania is believing in article 5. This stupid country wants to escalate things. No one will come to her aid.

It's a NATO country unlike Ukraine. Dem no born Pootin well to attack Lithuania as the country take small reach.

Drenimarcus:


Lithuania is believing in article 5. This stupid country wants to escalate things. No one will come to her aid.

see them lol..

Anticipating mad man Putin strike on Lithuania.
Lithuania is a member of NATO , if mad man Putin do anyhow , Russia will be history

Whobedatte:
Anticipating mad man Putin strike on Lithuania.
Lithuania is a member of NATO , if mad man Putin do anyhow , Russia will be history

that’s hilarious, Russia will be history… I don Laff shit for pants here ooo… una no go kee person on nairaland…. You think say West is ready for a nuclear war with Russia, or do you think Putin go fight nato like Ukraine, na battle of ICBMs, any war with Nato will be fought with ICBMs, na MAD….. nah why dem Dey fight proxy war be that , Putin’s message at the beginning of special operations was clear asf… aside USA, na only UK and France have nukes among the whole nato countries… this no be Hollywood movies na real life matter, na why dem dey do jejely, Dey empower kyiv with weapons to defend or attack whatever…..

Ordinary sanctions wey Dem hit Russia, most of the western countries don enter inflation…

If d price of bread don increase in naija nah results of the war in ukraine…

Check the world map and see how big the country wey yu talk say go be history, big reach….

make una go rest….

Whobedatte:
Anticipating mad man Putin strike on Lithuania.
Lithuania is a member of NATO , if mad man Putin do anyhow , Russia will be history

So, you think USA will risk any USA cities because of Baltic states .
USA will only defense Baltic states against a defenseless nations not against country that can hit USA back just like France and UK declared war on Germany because of Poland from afar then UK used the English channel to run away at night.

Ask anyone living in those countries and they will tell the reality on ground.

Russia have told Lithuania rep that NATO or no NATO, Russia will unblock the way by military if that what Lithuania want and that's reason Lithuania said they did not banned all goods except coal, metals, construction materials and advanced technology.

Today Finland foreign office said that Russia-Finland border will be open on 30 June meaning another win for Russia government.

seunny4lif:

So, you think USA will risk any USA cities because of Baltic states .
USA will only defense Baltic states against a defenseless nations not against country that can hit USA back just like France and UK declared war on Germany because of Poland from afar then UK used the English channel to run away at night.

Ask anyone living in those countries and they will tell the reality on ground.

Russia have told Lithuania rep that NATO or no NATO, Russia will unblock the way by military if that what Lithuania want and that's reason Lithuania said they did not banned all goods except coal, metals, construction materials and advanced technology.

Today Finland foreign office said that Russia-Finland border will be open on 30 June meaning another win for Russia government.

How about same mad man Putin levelling cities and blocking Mariupol , avostoval ports in Ukraine
Mad man Putin is delusional and I REPEAT , he and his overrated country who is just land mass and Insha Allah would be extinct if he cares attack Lithuania.
You think Lithuania with a population of 2m would dare ban EU sanction goods if NATO have not assured of invoking article 5 ?
Russia will be history and mad man Putin knows !!

If Putin is a mad man then All USA former president are evil while all former British PM are devil
You watched too much of BBC and CNN, so you let those medias emotion get you but how I wished you would have done the same on Libya, Syria, Iraq and the rest countries NATO directly or indirectly caused destruction in those countries.

NATO head which is USA will never enter a military campaign with Russia or China as long as those countries are armed with nukes weapons.

Apart from medias noises, nobody in USA, Britain, Italy, Spain and Germany give a shit about Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuanian.
I don’t need CNN or BBC to tell me that, because if you travel to those countries then you will know.

Whobedatte:

How about same mad man Putin levelling cities and blocking Mariupol , avostoval ports in Ukraine
Mad man Putin is delusional and I REPEAT , he and his overrated country who is just land mass and Insha Allah would be extinct if he cares attack Lithuania.
You think Lithuania with a population of 2m would dare ban EU sanction goods if NATO have not assured of invoking article 5 ?
Russia will be history and mad man Putin knows !!

All this small Baltic state’s are suicidal

USA will not risk a nuclear war with a country like that

seunny4lif:

If Putin is a mad man then All USA former president are evil while all former British PM are devil
You watched too much of BBC and CNN, so you let those medias emotion get you but how I wished you would have done the same on Libya, Syria, Iraq and the rest countries NATO directly or indirectly caused destruction in those countries.

NATO head which is USA will never enter a military campaign with Russia or China as long as those countries are armed with nukes weapons.

Apart from medias noises, nobody in USA, Britain, Italy, Spain and Germany give a shit about Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuanian.
I don’t need CNN or BBC to tell me that, because if you travel to those countries then you will know.

Everything is BBC and CNN to you , smh
I reiterate , if Russia touches any nato member , NATO will make Moscow looking like ww2 cities.
This is a bait to go directly head on with Russia and mad man Putin knows .
Let him try invading a NATO country like he did to Ukraine ,and be rest assured Russia will be gone .
His army is already depleted anyways

UK and the US are behind this. The EU is currently in panic about winter and trying to find ways to limit the severity of their sanctions on their economies. The US and the UK have nothing to lose. Hence, them pushing Lithuania. Russia has warned them that they will do it their way if things don't settle in that region.

Meanwhile, Zelensky tells Ukrainian soldiers at the Severodonetsk plant to surrender and says military losses are "painful." Sladkov: A feeling of fear and defenselessness is increasingly visiting the leadership of Ukraine. Kyiv now directly commands its soldiers to surrender to the Russian army.
It remains for us to carefully check each Ukrainian military for involvement in the shelling of the LDNR and other war crimes. And then - cases in court, the DPR and the LPR.

Whobedatte:

Everything is BBC and CNN to you , smh
I reiterate , if Russia touches any nato member , NATO will make Moscow looking like ww2 cities.
This is a bait to go directly head on with Russia and mad man Putin knows .
Let him try invading a NATO country like he did to Ukraine ,and be rest assured Russia will be gone .
His army is already depleted anyways

That’s how you people made noises that if Russia attack Ukraine, USA and NATO will do blabla

Even just the blocked of Lithuanian on Russia Kaliningrad alone is already causing crazy things as we speak.

Drenimarcus:
UK and the US are behind this. The EU is currently in panic about winter and trying to find ways to limit the severity of their sanctions on their economies. The US and the UK have nothing to lose. Hence, them pushing Lithuania. Russia has warned them that they will do it their way if things don't settle in that region.

Meanwhile, Zelensky tells Ukrainian soldiers at the Severodonetsk plant to surrender and says military losses are "painful." Sladkov: A feeling of fear and defenselessness is increasingly visiting the leadership of Ukraine. Kyiv now directly commands its soldiers to surrender to the Russian army.
It remains for us to carefully check each Ukrainian military for involvement in the shelling of the LDNR and other war crimes. And then - cases in court, the DPR and the LPR.

Finland will open its border with on 30th June as the Finnish towns and city with Russia border became ghost town without Russia tourists. Russia-Finland joint train service will resume on same day.

seunny4lif:

That’s how you people made noises that if Russia attack Ukraine, USA and NATO will do blabla

Even just the blocked of Lithuanian on Russia Kaliningrad alone is already causing crazy things as we speak.

Ukraine is no member of NATO.
Let him try a NATO country now and collect woto woto
RU can access Kaliningrad by sea , it's not total blockade , at least sanctions are now working

Whobedatte:

Ukraine is no member of NATO.
Let him try a NATO country now and collect woto woto
RU can access Kaliningrad by sea , it's not total blockade , at least sanctions are now working

Come here make i slap you
Wait make Lithuanian no open the railway back then you go know say USA no dey enter war with a nukes nations

seunny4lif:

Finland will open its border with on 30th June as the Finnish towns and city with Russia border became ghost town without Russia tourists. Russia-Finland joint train service will resume on same day.

They are losing a billion dollars from Tourism due to the absence of Russians. I thought they wanted to build a wall? Stupid puppets. Russians has said they are not going to unfriendly countries for tourism anymore. Even Lithuania is now changing their words.

They all know Russia doesn't bluff.

Most of Lithuanians are either children of Nazis or former Nazis .

Drenimarcus:


They are losing a billion dollars from Tourism due to the absence of Russians. I thought they wanted to build a wall? Stupid puppets. Russians has said they are not going to unfriendly countries for tourism anymore. Even Lithuania is now changing their words.

They all know Russia doesn't bluff.

Japan was the first country to open border for Russians and now Finland next
Wait until Germany and France resume direct flight to Russia
That was what Turkey president and Georgia president said before that they will not lose billions because of Ukraine.
Lithuanian are making billions from Russia and the fact they even have massive Russia speakers need to tell them, that those ones can start civil disorder.

Svlla:
Blocking off land route to Kaliningrad is a recipe for Disaster

But invading a sovereign nation is a recipe for peace. The land belongs to Lithuania not Russia.

seunny4lif:

Come here make i slap you
Wait make Lithuanian no open the railway back then you go know say USA no dey enter war with a nukes nations

Russia is already crying and you are shouting.

seunny4lif:

Japan was the first country to open border for Russians and now Finland next
Wait until Germany and France resume direct flight to Russia
That was what Turkey president and Georgia president said before that they will not lose billions because of Ukraine.
Lithuanian are making billions from Russia and the fact they even have massive Russia speakers need to tell them, that those ones can start civil disorder.

Germany and France have seen what the game is, that is why they are telling Z boy to go for peace negotiations and then they will allow Ukraine into the EU. Even Netherlands is crying that this winter will be severe for them.

Lithuania is already changing words when Russia summoned Lithuania foreign Minister to explain the meaning of such stupidity.

joyandfaith:


But invading a sovereign nation is a recipe for peace. The land belongs to Lithuania not Russia.

Blocking Kaliningrad violates the agreements that allow Lithuania into the EU.

Drenimarcus:


Blocking Kaliningrad violates the agreements that allow Lithuania into the EU.

Lithuania only sanctioned EU-banned goods. Some Russian goods are being allowed to pass. Has Russia not breached international law and treaties by invading Ukraine.

joyandfaith:

Lithuania only sanctioned EU-banned goods. Some Russian goods are being allowed to pass. Has Russia not breached international law and treaties by invading Ukraine.

Has Ukraine not violate human rights by shelling Donbas for 8 years?

Drenimarcus:


Has Ukraine not violate human rights by shelling Donbas for 8 years?

Just like Nigeria Army shelled Biafraland during war.
Donbass belongs to Ukraine.

joyandfaith:

Just like Nigeria Army shelled Biafraland during war.
Donbass belongs to Ukraine.

Lmfao!!!

[b]Russian Foreign Ministry summoned employees of the EU embassy and the Lithuanian chargé d'affaires regarding the ban on the transit of goods to the Kaliningrad region from other regions of the Russian Federation - the governor of the region Alikhanov

According to the governor of the Kaliningrad region Anton Alikhanov, representatives of the EU embassy and the Lithuanian charge d'affaires were summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with new restrictions on the transit of goods from Lithuania.

“Transit Kaliningrad was not even stipulated in the first sanctions packages. Lithuanian Railways understands this and sent an additional request to the European Commission for an answer regarding transit. I have already said that this is the obligation of the Baltic States, the obligation of the EU not to impede transit to our region. We will try to achieve what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is already doing – they are trying to get this decision cancelled. Today, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the Lithuanian chargé d'affaires and employees of the EU embassy," Alikhanov said in his Telegram channel.

The governor added that an operational headquarters had been created in the regional government to address transport and logistics issues. Alikhanov added that the new bans on the transportation of goods through the territory of Lithuania are illegal.

As Readovka reported, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said that the country's authorities did not impose unilateral restrictions, but only implemented EU sanctions.

Woof woof[/b]

Drenimarcus:


Lithuania is believing in article 5. This stupid country wants to escalate things. No one will come to her aid.

Lithuanian will remove the ban on transit of goods to Kaliningrad

I did a little reading on it. The ban has serious consequences and violates a lot of treaties and Lithuanian is seriously looking for how to justify their actions but they are alone in this.

Svlla:


Lithuanian will remove the ban on transit of goods to Kaliningrad

I did a little reading on it. The ban has serious consequences and violates a lot of treaties and Lithuanian is seriously looking for how to justify their actions but they are alone in this.

Exactly. They were pushed and now scurrying for cover when the Bear roared. Who born monkey