For a few days now, certain goods have not been allowed to be transported through Lithuania to Kaliningrad due to the latest EU sanctions against Russia. This leads to wild threats from Russia.
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In the Ukraine war, a conflict has broken out between Russia and the European Union over the Kaliningrad exclave. For a few days now, due to the latest EU sanctions against Russia, certain goods have no longer been allowed to be transported through Lithuania to Kaliningrad. Russia speaks of hostile actions and threatens to take appropriate countermeasures. The people of Lithuania take it relatively calmly, as these residents confirm: “I’m only slightly worried. Military maneuvers are taking place. We work near the border and the shooting and maneuvers worry us a little.” “I’m not panicking and remain optimistic. I don’t think anything bad will happen. Because Lithuania is in NATO and in the European Union, so I don’t think they will attack us.” “What happens next, no one knows. We’re not going to run away. I was born here. This is my home. We’ll stay as long as we can.” Goods affected include building materials, metals and coal. Transit traffic takes place mainly on the only rail route between Russia and Kaliningrad. The former East Prussian Königsberg is located on the Baltic Sea between the EU and NATO states of Lithuania and Poland. Lithuania has denied Moscow’s accusation that the transit ban imposed new sanctions on Russia. And it is also emphasized that non-sanctioned goods would continue to be freely transported to Kaliningrad.
Source: Stern
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