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Russia has demanded that Vilnius immediately reverse new restrictions on shipments of Russian goods that are subject to EU sanctions through Lithuanian ...

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Lithuania is defending its decision to bar rail transit from Russia to a Russian Baltic Sea exclave of goods hit by European Union sanctions, in a move that ...

As part of its economic sanctions, the EU has imposed a number of import and export restrictions on Russia. The bloc said it has been careful not to harm the Russian population with its packages of measures and therefore excluded products related to health, pharma, food and agriculture. Anton Alikhanov, the governor of the Russian exclave, has estimated that the ban would affect some 50% of all goods flowing towards Kaliningrad by rail. The foreign ministry summoned Lithuania’s chief diplomatic representative in Moscow for a formal protest and alleged the Baltic nation was acting in breach of international agreements. “There is no blockade,” Borrell said. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said his country was simply implementing sanctions imposed by the EU, of which it is a member. “This decision, indeed unprecedented, is a violation of everything and then some.

Lithuania was not acting unilaterally and was only applying EU sanctions when it decided to ban the transit of some goods to Russia's Kaliningrad exclave, ...

“Russia reserves the right to take actions to protect its national interests” if cargo transit from Kaliningrad to the rest of the country via Lithuania is not restored in full soon, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement. Russia had threatened to retaliate against Lithuania’s “openly hostile” restrictions after Vilnius halted the rail transport of Russian goods under EU sanctions to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, wedged between Lithuania and Poland, earlier on Monday morning. Borrell said that the EU nonetheless would “double-check” the EU guidelines to check that they “completely aligned” with any kind of rule.

Moscow has threatened Lithuania with military action after it blocked EU-sanctioned goods from reaching the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

‘The rest of the world will not be affected by what is happening in Kaliningrad, but the rest of the world is very much affected by what is happening in Ukraine,’ he said. Lithuania later summoned the Russian envoy in Vilnius to tell him the ban was in line with EU sanctions, and that there was no blockade of Kaliningrad. ‘We understand that it is connected to the relevant decision of the European Union to extend the sanctions to transit (of goods). The Kaliningrad exclave has land borders with Lithuania and Poland and is isolated from the rest of Russia. Russia is still able to supply Kaliningrad by sea, without falling foul of EU sanctions but has demanded Lithuania lift its ban, warning that if transport links are not restored in full ‘Russia reserves the right to take action in defence of its national interests’. Moscow has threatened Lithuania with military action after it blocked EU-sanctioned goods from reaching the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

'Russia reserves the right to take action' says Peskov as EU sanctions squeeze Baltic exclave.

Trains with goods for Kaliningrad travel via Belarus and Lithuania; there is no transit through Poland. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. "The situation is more than serious," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

The Kremlin on Monday called Lithuania's decision to ban the transit of some goods to Russia's Kaliningrad region "unprecedented" and vowed to respond.

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Lithuania on Monday defended its decision to bar rail transit from Russia to a Russian Baltic Sea exclave of goods hit by European Union sanctions, ...

As part of its economic sanctions, the EU has imposed a number of import and export restrictions on Russia. The bloc said it has been careful not to harm the Russian population with its packages of measures and therefore excluded products related to health, pharma, food and agriculture. He added that the transit of passengers and goods that are not sanctioned is continuing. Anton Alikhanov, the governor of the Russian exclave, has estimated that the ban would affect some 50% of all goods flowing toward Kaliningrad by rail. The foreign ministry summoned Lithuania's chief diplomatic representative in Moscow for a formal protest and alleged the Baltic nation was acting in breach of international agreements. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said his country was simply implementing sanctions imposed by the EU, of which it is a member. "This decision, indeed unprecedented, is a violation of everything and then some.

The Russian foreign ministry will summon on Tuesday European Union ambassador to Moscow Markus Ederer over Lithuania's ban of the transit of goods under EU ...

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com "This is, of course, a situation, that can be resolved by diplomatic means," Anton Alikhanov, Kaliningrad's governor, told the Russian television. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

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

As part of its economic sanctions, the EU has imposed a number of import and export restrictions on Russia. The bloc said it has been careful not to harm the Russian population with its packages of measures and therefore excluded products related to health, medicine, food and agriculture. The list of products under sanction include up to 90 per cent of oil imports, coal, steel, iron, wood, as well as caviar and vodka. “The land transit between Kaliningrad and other parts of Russia is not stopped or blocked,” she said. Anton Alikhanov, governor of the Russian exclave, has estimated that the ban would affect 50 per cent of all goods flowing towards Kaliningrad by rail. The ministry summoned Lithuania’s chief diplomatic representative in Moscow for a formal protest and alleged the Baltic nation was acting in breach of international agreements. Moscow has stationed nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in the enclave.

Lithuania banned the transit of trains to and from Kaliningrad. The ban has been in effect since Saturday, 17 June. Western sanctions on Russia are behind ...

Kaliningrad is a small piece of land between Poland and Lithuania. Its only overland gateway to Russia was rail transit via Lithuania, which is now, if not completely stopped, at least substantially reduced. The transit of passengers and cargo goods, which are not subject to the EU sanctions, continues to be ensured. Lithuania banned the transit of sanctioned products on trains to and from Kaliningrad. The ban has been in effect since Saturday, 17 June. Western sanctions on Russia are behind this decision, which only affects sanctioned products.

Russian foreign ministry demands Lithuania reverse the ban of the transit of goods through its territory; warning Moscow would respond to protect its ...

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NATO military planners have long been concerned about Russia's strategic Kaliningrad exclave. Wedged in between Poland and Lithuania, the chunk of Russian territory with fewer than half a million people has been a fixture in the security architecture ...

As Russia recovered its economic strength, buoyed by continued energy exports to Europe and a resumption of trade that has European industry majors returning to the Russian market, it would also be able to start rebuilding its military capabilities. With the Baltic Sea in the hands of NATO, resupply by sea would be at the mercy of the alliance. And it would be associated with Belarus remaining within the Russian camp, fostering even deeper bonds between the two militarized autocracies. Such an outcome would allow the Russian regime to save face, thus removing the threat of regime change via a coup. An alternative scenario would occur if the Western resolve to stand by Ukraine erodes over time, and Kyiv is forced to accept a settlement. It retains its strategic location in the southern Baltic, and it has the capability of launching nuclear missile strikes against Warsaw, an option that has featured in war games. Already depleted from having contributed troops to the war in Ukraine, the military outpost would find itself surrounded by hostile forces. Another is that the Swedish and Finnish air forces, which now have ample experience in joint operations, would constitute a formidable problem for Russian aviation. In the case of Finland and Sweden in NATO, that calculus changes beyond recognition. The alternative would be a combined airlift and naval convoy proceeding up the Baltic past Kaliningrad’s missile batteries. As shown in numerous war-gaming exercises, a Russian armed invasion of Estonia, for example, could have been swift and would have presented NATO with a fait accompli. The scenarios hinge on how that war ends and if the regime in Belarus survives.

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Lithuania is enforcing sanctions on goods shipped to Kaliningrad, which is surrounded by NATO members and physically separated from the rest of Russia.

Lithuania said in mid-June that it will bar the transit of Kaliningrad-bound goods sanctioned by the E.U., including coal, metals and construction materials, through its territory. The Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, hundreds of miles west of the rest of the country, is the latest flash point between Moscow and the rest of Europe as the fallout from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war reverberates beyond Ukraine. The Kremlin called the move “unprecedented and illegal” and summoned the E.U.’s top diplomat in Moscow to complain.

Russia will summon EU ambassador to Moscow Markus Ederer on Tuesday amid a dispute about the transit of goods through Lithuanian territory to the ...

"Lithuania has not imposed any unilateral, individual, or additional restrictions on the transit." "There is no blockade," he told reporters. "This is, of course, a situation, that can be resolved by diplomatic means," Alikhanov told Russian television.

One of President Vladimir Putin's top allies warned Lithuania on Tuesday that Russia would respond to a halt in the transit of EU-sanctioned goods to the ...

Kyiv and its allies dismissed that as a baseless pretext for a war of aggression. "Their consequences will have a serious negative impact on the population of Lithuania." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Russia vows retaliation with a 'serious negative impact on Lithuanian population' as Kaliningrad blockade threatens to drag NATO into war and ex-general calls ...

Russia has said it launched what it calls a 'special military operation' to disarm its neighbour and protect Russian speakers there from dangerous nationalists. 'Ukrainian forces have likely suffered desertions in recent weeks, however, Russian morale highly likely remains especially troubled. Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield accounts. 'In particular, one tank and two infantry fighting vehicles of the Russian occupiers - along with their crews - were turned into scrap metal. 'It is my singular duty to make our Army as lethal and effective as it can be. We are ready,' he continued. The world will feel it. DShV - Always First! Glory to Ukraine!' Pictured: Russia launches the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile in testing on April 20 'You guys will actually play to the point that Russia won't stop, because this is a threat to our national security, an attempt on our sovereign territory. 'Russia will certainly respond to such hostile actions. 'And then finally we must take military measures,' he said.

One of President Vladimir Putin's top allies has warned Lithuania that Russia would respond to a halt in the transit of EU-sanctioned goods to the exclave ...

The EU's envoy to Moscow urged Russia on Tuesday to refrain from "escalatory steps and rhetoric" over what Moscow calls "anti-Russian restrictions" on goods transiting between Kaliningrad and the rest of Russia, an EU spokesperson said. Kaliningrad, formerly the port of Koenigsberg, capital of East Prussia, was captured from Nazi Germany by the Red Army in April 1945 and ceded to the Soviet Union after World War II. - Kaliningrad, capital of East Prussia, was captured from Nazi Germany by the Red Army in April 1945 and ceded to the Soviet Union after World War Two

Russia has demanded that Lithuania swiftly lift a ban on the rail transit of some goods to and from its exclave of Kaliningrad; however, Vilnius ...

Kaliningrad Region Governor Anton Alikhanov said on June 17 that LTG Cargo, the freight transportation subsidiary of Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways), had informed the Russian exclave's railway operators of a ban on the rail transit of many products due to Western sanctions. "All hints that Russia may take some 'other measures' and that it may blockade the Lithuanian port in some special non-contact way are plucked out of thin air," Anusauskas’ Facebook post says. “Transit to the Kaliningrad region via Lithuania has not been suspended or blocked.

Lithuanian ban on transit of sanctioned goods across its territory to and from Russian region has angered Kremlin.

That could cut off Lithuania and Latvia, which are north of the gap, from Poland and the rest of the EU south of it. No. The EU’s ambassador to Russia was called in for a reprimand on Tuesday. The bellicose language of retaliation from the Kremlin has gone up a gear. Russia’s security council head, Nikolai Patrushev, said on Tuesday that there would be “serious consequences” for Lithuanians “in the near future”. The EU has called for calm and a diplomatic solution. Russia’s foreign ministry accused Lithuania of breaking international law and a series of agreements on the facilitation of transit from mainland Russia that had been agreed in 2004. The Kremlin has accused Lithuania of blockading its citizens. The government says is it has merely acted on European Commission guidelines.

Russia accused the EU of starting a “blockade” of Kaliningrad after Lithuania, which controls the only overland rail route linking the exclave to the mainland, ...

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Here are some of the items, which are on the EU sanctions list: Kaliningrad is located on the coast of the Baltic Sea, with Lithuania to the north and Poland to the south. The threats were made by the Kremlin, after Lithuania, a NATO member, imposed a measure of EU sanctions on Russian goods.

Lithuanian officials said they imposed the restrictions beginning on June 20 in an effort to shore up punitive measures that followed Russia's ongoing ...

The Kremlin, meanwhile, dispatched one of President Vladimir Putin's top allies to Kaliningrad, where he warned that "appropriate measures" will be taken by Moscow "in the near future." The Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday that EU Ambassador to Moscow Markus Ederer was informed of the "inadmissibility of such actions" and warned "retaliation will follow" if the restrictions aren't removed immediately. Russia has summoned the European Union's envoy to Moscow to "strongly" protest new restrictions on goods shipments to its Kaliningrad exclave through EU member Lithuania while threatening the Baltic state with "retaliation."

Tensions are mounting around the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, an isolated but strategically significant territory on the Baltic coast that could soon be ...

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Lithuania has urged NATO to increase the deployment of troops on its territory. It has a population of around one million, the majority of whom live within or near the capital city of the same name. But Kaliningrad's significance comes mostly from where it lies on the map. [Lithuania] hasn't imposed any unilateral, individual, or additional restrictions on the transit & is acting fully in accordance with EU law." Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, said, "Russia will certainly respond to such hostile actions. Their consequences will have a serious negative impact on the Lithuanian population," according to Russia's RIA Novosti state-owned news agency.

The secretary of Russia's Security Council threatened retaliation in a growing standoff with the European Union after Lithuania blocked the transit of ...

KALININGRAD published a list of goods banned by Lithuania from crossing via the Baltic country to the Russian enclave today, with Moscow insisting that it ...

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Lithuania banned the transit of certain goods to Russia's Kaliningrad region over EU sanctions.

- The eastern city of Severodonetskhas been subjected to heavy shelling by Russian forces, the regional governor says. When it comes to "national security", Kaliningrad is a key location. This thorough analysis will be carried out over the next few days." What actions and when? international law". Russian officials are furious with Lithuania - and the EU - over the ban on the transit of some goods to Kaliningrad. They're likening it to a blockade.

Lithuania imposed a ground transit ban of EU sanctioned Russian goods through its territory that will block half of all goods coming into the Russian ...

Lithuania consistently implements EU sanctions, which have different transition periods and dates of entry into force.” Kaliningrad is the only Russian port on the Baltic Sea that is ice-free year round and is an important launch point for the nation’s naval fleet. In March, the U.S. bolstered its presence in Lithuania, bringing the number of soldiers stationed in the country to around 1,000. Kaliningrad relies heavily on imports from Russia for goods and materials. The move comes on top of the EU flight ban of 21 Russian-certified airlines in April, preventing goods from being flown into Kaliningrad as well. The ban will also cut off Kaliningrad’s only oil pipeline from Russia.

Lithuania banned the transit of certain goods to Russia's Kaliningrad region over EU sanctions.

- The eastern city of Severodonetskhas been subjected to heavy shelling by Russian forces, the regional governor says. When it comes to "national security", Kaliningrad is a key location. This thorough analysis will be carried out over the next few days." What actions and when? international law". Russian officials are furious with Lithuania - and the EU - over the ban on the transit of some goods to Kaliningrad. They're likening it to a blockade.

Experts tell Sky News that sanctions of heavy goods entering Kaliningrad from Lithuania will further increase tensions between Russia and the West.

"It's one more thing the Russians will use against NATO," Professor Clarke says. But all crises are unpredictable - any pressure point like this could escalate. "It adds to the list of differences between them." But Viktorija Satrych-Samuoliene, director of strategy for the Council on Geostrategy, says Russia is trying to "push the false narrative" that Lithuania is "blockading" Kaliningrad completely. It is located between the EU and NATO states of Poland and Lithuania and has a population of around 430,000 people. "So they were happy to keep it as part of Russia and for rail links to Russia via Belarus to be maintained.

The Russian exclave of Kaliningrad — known until 1946 by its German name of Koenigsberg — is a microcosm of all that's ever gone wrong in Europe. So it's hardly ...

Kaliningrad is a part of Russia implausibly wedged between Lithuania and Poland, two countries that belong to the European Union and NATO. Rail links between mainland Russia and the exclave must go through Lithuania, which has started enforcing EU sanctions against Moscow. That means blocking Russian trains that carry restricted freight such as coal, steel and kit containing certain technologies. The clash was probably inevitable. The Russian exclave of Kaliningrad — known until 1946 by its German name of Koenigsberg — is a microcosm of all that’s ever gone wrong in Europe. So it’s hardly surprising that this strip of land by the Baltic Sea has become the latest flashpoint in the wider conflict between Moscow and the West.