The Lithuanian government has lifted the ban on rail transport of goods (subject to sanctions against Moscow) to and from the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, Reuters reports citing RIA Novosti. Last week, the European Union said Lithuania should allow Russia to transit concrete, timber and alcohol – through EU territory – into the Russian enclave. […]
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Kaliningrad Governor: Proposed total ban on transit of goods between Baltic states and Russia
The governor of Russia’s Kaliningrad region proposed today a total ban on transit of goods between the three Baltic states and Russia, in response to Lithuania’s “blockade” of the enclave. “As a countermeasure we propose a complete ban on the transit of goods (including those passing through third countries) between the three Baltic countries and […]
Kaliningrad: Tensions are rising between the EU and Russia
The dispute over the passage of sanctioned products to the Russian capital of Kaliningrad has not yet subsided, reports Handelsblatt. According to Russia’s Interfax news agency, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday that talks are underway through various channels to resolve the problem of goods transit. “Of course, we hope for the best, but we […]
Kaliningrad, the next NATO-Russia front?
Report on the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, the risk of a NATO-Russia conflict and the German attitude -Mass tourist arrivals in Greece and an increase in coronavirus cases. Headlines, reports and analysis in the print and online press today on the case of Kaliningrad, the strategically important Russian enclave located between EU and NATO countries. […]
EU close to compromise on Kaliningrad to defuse confrontation with Russia
Trade through Lithuania to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad could return to normal within days, two knowledgeable sources told Reuters, as European officials are closer to a compromise agreement with the Baltic state to ease tensions. has been created with Moscow. Kaliningrad, which borders European Union states and relies on railways and roads through Lithuania […]
Poland, Baltic states call on NATO to strengthen defense of Belarus-Kaliningrad corridor
Poland and the Baltic states want to see NATO strengthen its collective defense in the narrow corridor separating the territory of Belarus, a close ally of Russia, from the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad in the Baltic Sea, the Polish prime minister said in a statement. Friday. “We will ask for the strengthening of the corridor […]
Lithuania: We are prepared for hostile actions by Russia
Lithuania will be ready if Russia disconnects it from the regional electricity grid in retaliation for blocking the shipment of certain Russian goods to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, but Vilnius does not expect a military confrontation today, Lithuania said. In an interview with Reuters, Gitana Nauseda after the Kremlin warned Vilnius that Moscow would […]
Germany ‘categorically rejects’ Russian threats against Lithuania
Berlin “categorically rejects” Moscow’s threats of retaliation against Lithuania after the Baltic state banned the passage of products subject to EU sanctions from Russia to the Kaliningrad enclave, a German government spokesman said today. “We urge Russia not to take any action that is contrary to international law,” he said. The Kremlin said earlier today […]
Kaliningrad Commission: Lithuania implements EU-imposed measures on Russia
Lithuania is implementing the European Union’s restrictive measures, unanimously imposed on Moscow by the Council in recent months in response to Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine, said Commission Chief Eric Mammer on the transfer of goods to Kaliningrad. In particular, Mr Mammer tweeted that “this is not a ‘blockade’ of course. We have always said […]
Sakharov Threats to Lithuania: Our Response to Kaliningrad Will Not Be Diplomatic Only
Moscow’s response to the “blockade” imposed by Lithuania on the shipment of goods to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad will not be exclusively diplomatic, warned Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. In particular, as reported by Reuters, during the regular press conference, Ms. Zakharova said that “one of the key questions is whether the reaction […]