Belarus is “very annoying” by the situation, politics and “aggressive behavior” of neighboring Poland and Lithuania. Lukashenka also pointed out that Lithuania's actions to ban transit to Kaliningrad can be compared to a declaration of war
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President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told Russian leader Vladimir Putin at a meeting in St. Petersburg that he considers Lithuania's actions to ban transit to the Kaliningrad region comparable to a declaration of war, BelTA informs.
a plan to stop transit from Russia through Belarus to Kaliningrad, to isolate Kaliningrad. Look, this is like declaring some kind of war. Such things are unacceptable in modern conditions,»,— he said.
Lukashenko also shared that Belarus is “very annoying” the situation and the policy pursued by its neighbors— Poland and Lithuania. He pointed out that lately there have been the most Polish mercenaries in Ukraine.
“It is clear that they are standing behind your back, pushing you, but the policy is disgusting. Behavior is aggressive»— concluded the Belarusian leader.
Earlier on June 25, Lithuanian MEP Petras Auštrevičius announced that the European Commission was discussing a draft document allowing the transportation of goods under sanctions from Russia to the Kaliningrad region through the EU .
At the same time, Auštrevičius recalled that Lithuania has the right of veto, which it can use to prevent a “serious political crisis”; in the country.
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On June 18, Lithuania stopped transit deliveries to the Kaliningrad region for a large list of goods that fall under EU sanctions. The list includes products made from iron, steel and other metals, fertilizers, timber, glass containers, cement, natural gas liquefaction plants, iron products, purebred horses, cigars, perfumes, etc.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis explained this measure by the implementation of European sanctions that came into force on June 17. The Kremlin considered these measures illegal.
EU Ambassador Markus Ederer assured that there was no question of a blockade of the Kaliningrad region, and asked to resolve the issue through diplomacy. At the same time, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said that Moscow was working on a response to “hostile actions.”
Ministry representative Maria Zakharova pointed out that a possible response to the restriction of transit would lie not in the diplomatic, but in the practical plane .
The Kremlin admitted that Lithuania could cancel the decision to restrict transit to Kaliningrad, but urged to hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
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