Dispute erupted over commodities barred from entering Russia

• A dispute has Russia has summoned the EU ambassador in response to Lithuania’s ban on rail transport of goods to Russia’s Kaliningrad region.
• Lithuania has said it is committed to enforcing EU sanctions as part of a series of measures it has taken in response to Moscow’s invasion of Moscow.
• The Kremlin called the measures “unprecedented” and “illegal.

Russia has summoned the EU ambassador in response to Lithuania’s ban on rail transport of goods to Russia’s Kaliningrad region.

Lithuania has said it is committed to enforcing EU sanctions as part of a series of measures it has taken in response to Moscow’s invasion of Moscow. The Kremlin called the measures “unprecedented” and “illegal.”

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has threatened to take steps to protect its interests. Kaliningrad, which has no land border with Russian state, was annexed by Germany in 1945 and is a strategically important region for Russian state.

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Last week, Lithuanian authorities announced that they would ban the movement of EU-sanctioned goods on their territory to Kaliningrad. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Lanzbergis said: “Lithuania is doing nothing: the European sanctions, which came into force on June 17 … This was done in consultation with the European Commission and the European Commission. «

The EU’s sanctions list includes coal, metals, construction materials and advanced technology. Anton Alikhanov, the governor of Russia’s Kaliningrad region, said the ban would affect about 50 percent of Kaliningrad’s imports. “We consider this to be a serious violation of the right to free transport to and from the Kaliningrad region,” he said. Russia’s Foreign Ministry has said that what Vilnius describes as “blatant hostility” should be abandoned.

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“If the transport of goods through Lithuania through the Kaliningrad region and the rest of the Russian Federation is not completely restored in the near future, Russia’s reserves the right to take measures to protect the national interest,” he said. . to be Russian officials have been outraged by Lithuania and EU bans on sending goods to Kaliningrad. They look like a dam. But what exactly does the Moscow Foreign Ministry mean when it says that Russia has the right to take measures to protect its national interests? What action and when? The Kremlin said it was working now.

“The situation is very complex and requires a very thorough analysis before taking any action or decision,” President Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, said on Monday. This in-depth analysis will be completed in a few days. ”

Nikolai Patrushov, one of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, flew to the Kaliningrad region today to discuss “national security in northwestern Russian state.” Patrushov is the powerful secretary of the Russian Security Council. Officials said the visit was planned ahead of time. such a coincidence. When it comes to “national security”, Kaliningrad is an important place. It is home to the Russian Baltic Fleet. Moscow has previously deployed Iskander nuclear ballistic missiles in the Kaliningrad region.

Lithuania is a member of the NATO military alliance, protected by the collective defense agreement. erupted over commodities that have been barred from entering Russian territory.