Russia’s foreign ministry has demanded the immediate lifting of Lithuania’s “openly hostile” restrictions on the rail transit of EU-sanctioned goods to Moscow’s exclave of Kaliningrad.

Sandwiched between European Union and NATO members Poland and Lithuania, Kaliningrad receives supplies from Russia via rail and gas pipelines through Lithuania.


The Baltic nation of Lithuania announced last week that it was banning the rail transit of goods that are subject to EU sanctions from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad.

The list includes coal, metals, construction materials and advanced technology.

“If in the near future cargo transit between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of the territory of the Russian Federation through Lithuania is not restored in full, then Russia reserves the right to take actions to protect its national interests,” the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday.

The ministry said it had summoned Lithuania’s charge d’affaires in Moscow to protest against the “provocative” and “openly hostile” measures.

Earlier on Monday, the Kremlin said Lithuania’s decision was “unprecedented” and “in violation of everything there is”.

“The situation is more than serious and it requires a very deep analysis before formulating any measures and decisions,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis defended the move and said his country was simply implementing sanctions imposed by the EU, of which it is a member.

He said the measures were taken after “consultation with the European Commission and under its guidelines”.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Vilnius was following EU sanctions.

“Lithuania has not taken any unilateral national restrictions and only applies the European Union sanctions,” Borrell said after a meeting of EU foreign ministers.

Kaliningrad governor Anton Alikhanov said the Russian foreign ministry would also summon the European Union ambassador to Moscow over the ban.

“This is, of course, a situation, that can be resolved by diplomatic means,” Alikhanov said on Russian television on Monday. “As far as I know, tomorrow (Tuesday) Marcus Ederer, the European Union ambassador to Russia, will be summoned to the foreign ministry …. and he will be told of the appropriate conditions involved here.”

There was no immediate confirmation from the Russian foreign ministry.

Alikhanov said the Lithuanian ban would affect about 50 percent of all imports to the territory.

The ban was confirmed on Friday by the cargo arm of Lithuania’s state railway service in a letter to clients following “clarification” from the European Commission on the mechanism for applying the sanctions.

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.

Lithuania’s foreign ministry stressed that passenger travel and the trade in non-sanctioned goods would not be affected by the ban.

“The transit of passengers and #EU non-sanctioned goods to the #Kaliningrad region through the territory of #Lithuania continues uninterrupted,” the ministry said on Twitter.

Home to the headquarters of Russia’s Baltic sea fleet, the exclave was captured from Nazi Germany by the Red Army in April 1945 and ceded to the Soviet Union after World War II.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/20/russia-demands-lifting-of-lithuanias-kaliningrad-restrictions

The whole world is suffering from this senseless and avoidable war in Ukraine

Must Russia fight all countries.

Mumusaphire:
Must Russia fight all countries.

Learn to read and comprehend.

What Lithuania did is very dangerous and irresponsible. The agreements signed with Lithuania when they were seeking to join the EU, stipulated unrestricted transport of goods between Russian mainland and the enclave of Kaliningrad via Lithuanian territory.

This action is tantamount to a declaration of war, as Russia is not trading with Lithuania, but rather transporting its own goods to its own territory which is separate from the mainland (Kaliningrad). A comparison will be Canada restricting trade channels between the American mainland and Alaska which pass through Canadian territory.

I do hope the Lithuanian government and by extension the EU Commission have their thinking caps on and quickly choose to walk back on this decision.

Due to recklessness on all sides particularly Lithuania and the EU, we are gradually inching to WW3.

This stupid and senseless war should stop

Don’t provoke Putin

mach7:
What Lithuania did is very dangerous and irresponsible. The agreements signed with Lithuania when they were seeking for independence, stipulated unrestricted transport of goods between Russian mainland and the enclave of Kaliningrad via Lithuanian territory.

This action is tantamount to a declaration of war, as Russia is not trading with Lithuania, but rather transporting its own goods to its own territory which is separate from the mainland (Kaliningrad). A comparison will be Canada restricting trade channels between the American mainland and Alaska which pass through Canadian territory.

I do hope the Lithuanian government and by extension the EU Commission have their thinking caps on and quickly choose to walk back on this decision.

Due to recklessness on all sides, we are gradually inching to WW3.

At the bolded. Did Russia not have the same agreement with Ukraine not to invade the country when Ukraine was handing over their nukes to Russia?

seanfer:


At the bolded. Did Russia not have the same agreement with Ukraine not to invade the country when Ukraine was handing over their nukes to Russia?

What existed between Russia and Ukraine, and by extension the US and UK was a Memorandum and not an agreement. (Research to know the difference).

The Memorandum amongst other terms, clearly spelt out that Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity will be respected by Russia, the US and the UK in return for the Neutrality of Ukraine. Ukraine singlehandedly with the help of the Western Paymasters destroyed that Memorandum in February 2014 when it carried out a coup d'etat against its constitutionally elected government and declared in its constitution an intention to join NATO.

Secondly, there is this false assumption about Ukrainian nukes. There was no "Ukrainian nukes".

All command and control apparatus for Nuclear weapons stationed in Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan were domiciled in Moscow.

Furthermore, when the Soviet Union was collapsing, all mobile and Tactical nuclear weapon systems were withdrawn to Russia. So what the Ukrainians had were nuclear missiles sitting in silos, with no means of controlling it (to launch or to detonate).

Hence their claim as a Nuclear power is just a charade as it is was clear that the nukes were useless to Ukraine. However, the major reason for concern was if a terrorist purchased or stole the warhead and used it as a dirty bomb in some other part of the world.

That is why the Budapest Memorandum also included the destruction of those missiles.

rayvelez:
Don’t provoke Putin

SHUT UP OGA . THATS A NATO GROUND AND RUSSIA CAN NEVER DO A JACK THERE. THEY CAN ONLY THREATEN

mach7:
What Lithuania did is very dangerous and irresponsible. The agreements signed with Lithuania when they were seeking to join the EU, stipulated unrestricted transport of goods between Russian mainland and the enclave of Kaliningrad via Lithuanian territory.

This action is tantamount to a declaration of war, as Russia is not trading with Lithuania, but rather transporting its own goods to its own territory which is separate from the mainland (Kaliningrad). A comparison will be Canada restricting trade channels between the American mainland and Alaska which pass through Canadian territory.

I do hope the Lithuanian government and by extension the EU Commission have their thinking caps on and quickly choose to walk back on this decision.

Due to recklessness on all sides particularly Lithuania and the EU, we are gradually inching to WW3.

U are talking as if ruria and ukrain don't have agreement never to fight ukraine

mach7:
What existed between Russia and Ukraine, and by extension the US and UK was a Memorandum and not an agreement. (Research to know the difference).

The Memorandum amongst other terms, clearly spelt out that Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity will be respected by Russia, the US and the UK in return for the Neutrality of Ukraine. Ukraine singlehandedly with the help of the Western Paymasters destroyed that Memorandum in February 2014 when it carried out a coup d'etat against its constitutionally elected government and declared in its constitution an intention to join NATO.

Secondly, there is this false assumption about Ukrainian nukes. There was no "Ukrainian nukes".

All command and control apparatus for Nuclear weapons stationed in Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan were domiciled in Moscow.

Furthermore, when the Soviet Union was collapsing, all mobile and Tactical nuclear weapon systems were withdrawn to Russia. So what the Ukrainians had were nuclear missiles sitting in silos, with no means of controlling it (to launch or to detonate).

Hence their claim as a Nuclear power is just a charade as it is was clear that the nukes were useless to Ukraine. However, the major reason for concern was if a terrorist purchased or stole the warhead and used it as a dirty bomb in some other part of the world.

That is why the Budapest Memorandum also included the destruction of those missiles.

Is memorandum not an agreement signed by 2 nations Russia and Ukraine? You just want to play smart and end up shooting yourself in the leg. Was it not written in the papers signed by Russia and Ukraine that Non will invade each other? Did Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 and 2022? Did Russia fulfill its part of the Memorandum?

Ignorance is a disease, but seeing the light and still choosing to stay blind is even worse. Read my post that you quoted, this time read slowly

seanfer:


Is memorandum not an agreement signed by 2 nations Russia and Ukraine? You just want to play smart and end up shooting yourself in the leg. Was it not written in the papers signed by Russia and Ukraine that Non will invade each other? Did Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 and 2022? Did Russia fulfill its part of the Memorandum?

EU Rep to Moscow are already having a meet with the Russia min of affairs after Russia said they will unblock the blockage by military way if Lithuanian don’t open by the railway.

Even Finland that closed its border with Russia, will open same border from 30th June, for all and Japan will open it too on same day with Russia.

By July ending, don’t be surprised to see German and France airlines going to Russia.

Germany government already getting Canada to bring the machine for NS1, German manufacturing companies can’t have massive gas problem in Germany

You forget that Russia invaded and annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in the aftermath of the west-sponsored Dignity Revolution. So you all expect Russia not to protect its own interests following the US-sponsored revolution?
After all, Crimea is theirs.

seanfer:


Is memorandum not an agreement signed by 2 nations Russia and Ukraine? You just want to play smart and end up shooting yourself in the leg. Was it not written in the papers signed by Russia and Ukraine that Non will invade each other? Did Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 and 2022? Did Russia fulfill its part of the Memorandum?

hayzed19:
You forget that Russia invaded and annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in the aftermath of the west-sponsored Dignity Revolution. So you all expect Russia not to protect its own interests following the US-sponsored revolution?
After all, Crimea is theirs.

You are okay with Russia protecting its own interest but have issues with Lithuania doing the same?

seanfer:



You are okay with Russia protecting its own interest but have issues with Lithuania doing the same?

Any bodies that's pushing Lithuania is not wishing them good... Well, I heard they already step down. ..

Bentizil:

Any bodies that's pushing Lithuania is not wishing them good... Well, I heard they already step down. ..

Now, Ederer said after a meeting at the ministry in Moscow that he had asked Russia to resolve the issue through diplomatic mean as Russia vowed to use military mean.
Nobody in the EU want war because of Lithuania government, as Germans, French, Italy and even Turks don't want to be drag into war because of Lithuania.


Earlier Lithuania itself stated that the restrictions were introduced under the leadership of the EC.
The EC shifted the responsibility for restricting Kaliningrad transit to back Lithuania today

"Since Lithuania has begun to implement the sanctions in this way, it means that they should be interpreted this way," said European Commission spokesman Eric Mamer.

Lithuania in the mud

mach7:
What Lithuania did is very dangerous and irresponsible. The agreements signed with Lithuania when they were seeking to join the EU, stipulated unrestricted transport of goods between Russian mainland and the enclave of Kaliningrad via Lithuanian territory.

This action is tantamount to a declaration of war, as Russia is not trading with Lithuania, but rather transporting its own goods to its own territory which is separate from the mainland (Kaliningrad). A comparison will be Canada restricting trade channels between the American mainland and Alaska which pass through Canadian territory.

I do hope the Lithuanian government and by extension the EU Commission have their thinking caps on and quickly choose to walk back on this decision.

Due to recklessness on all sides particularly Lithuania and the EU, we are gradually inching to WW3.

What is the difference between what Lithuania did and what Russia did to Ukraine? Did Russia sign not to invade Ukraine? Wat are they doing in Ukraine. If another person des t bad but if putin does is good. Oga stop wailing jare

pquaver:


What is the difference between what Lithuania did and what Russia did to Ukraine? Did Russia sign not to invade Ukraine? Wat are they doing in Ukraine. If another person des t bad but if putin does is good. Oga stop wailing jare

Another emotional and ignorant outburst. You are juxtaposing unrelated issues. Read my post again and complement it with independent research.