The Russian government stepped up its stance against Lithuania on Wednesday (22nd) due to the withholding of products under European Union sanction that has been carried out in Kaliningrad since last weekend.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the reactions would be “practical, not diplomatic” against the Vilnius government. According to a statement to Russian news agencies, “options are being studied at various agencies” of the government.
Since the weekend, Lithuania has blocked the transit of goods subject to European sanctions, such as steel and ferrous metals, by road and rail in the enclave.
However, the Lithuanian government stressed that suppliers and buyers are informed in advance of what may or may not pass through the site, and that there are no barriers to other goods such as food or the passage of passengers.
But the Russians use the situation to say that it worsens Lithuania’s grain flow and causes even more problems for the world’s “food security”. In this narrative war, European Union sources report that the Kaliningrad issue is being discussed internally.
“This is a new topic and you need to understand the details first,” a source told ANSA. However, it has revealed that there are currently “contradictory positions” within the Council to send a clear message of support to Vilnius.
But German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said Berlin “absolutely denied” Moscow’s threat of retaliation against Lithuania.
source: Noticias
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