Kaliningrad

Moscow warns it will 'take actions' after alliance member blocks trains carrying goods to Russia's Kaliningrad territory

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said his country was simply implementing sanctions imposed by the EU. 

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

Daily Mail 20 June 2022

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10934333/Russia-warns-actions-against-NATO-member-Lithuania-blocking-sanctioned-goods.html


The secretary of Russia’s Security Council threatened retaliation in a growing standoff with the EU after Lithuania blocked transit to Kaliningrad

Russia “will certainly respond to such hostile actions” and appropriate measures will be taken soon

The government in Vilnius halted transit deliveries in line with EU sanctions barring the supply of steel and other ferrous metal products from Russia. The list will be expanded to include cement next month under a program of measures agreed in March.

Bloomberg 21 June 2022

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-21/putin-s-security-chief-goes-to-kaliningrad-as-eu-tensions-flare


I Litauen står dessutom Nato-trupper under tysk ledning som skulle svara direkt.

SvD 21 juni 2022

Ryssland hotar att anfalla Litauen | SvD


War tensions over Kaliningrad displace the ghosts of East Prussia



Nato, Narva, Kaliningrad/Königsberg, Financial Times och Carl Bildt

This blogg 26 Februari 2022

https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2022/02/nato-narva-kaliningradkonigsberg.html





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