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‘Russia reserves the right to take action’ says Peskov as EU sanctions squeeze Baltic exclave

 

Russia has warned Lithuania – a Nato member – that it will “take action” unless the movement of goods by rail to the Kaliningrad exclave is restored.

 

Moscow summoned Lithuania’s top diplomat to deliver a protest after the Baltic nation banned the transit of sanctioned goods through its territory.

 

Kaliningrad, formerly the port of Koenigsberg, capital of East Prussia, was captured from Nazi Germany by the Red Army in April 1945 and ceded to the Soviet Union after World War Two.

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Lithuania said it was merely implementing EU sanctions, part of a swathe of measures intended to punish President Vladimir Putin for the invasion of Ukraine.

 

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/kaliningrad-rail-lithuania-russia-sanctions-b2105323.html

 

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4 hours ago, onthedarkside said:

Russia has warned Lithuania – a Nato member – that it will “take action” unless the movement of goods by rail to the Kaliningrad exclave is restored.

A conflict within a conflict perhaps, only this one has the potential for far reaching consequences with NATO directly involved:

 

Russian military exercise held in Kaliningrad Oblast after Lithuania halts transit of Russian freight trains

 

Approximately 1,000 Russian soldiers and over 100 pieces of military and special equipment from missile and artillery units are involved in the training manoeuvres.

It is reported that the soldiers serving in artillery and missile units will conduct "several hundred firing exercises" using Grad and Uragan multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS), Giatsynt [Hyacinth - ed.] large-calibre self-propelled guns, and Msta-S, Akatsia [Acacia - ed.], and Gvozdika [Carnation - ed.] self-propelled artillery systems.

 

Dmitriy Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, said this situation was "unprecedented" and Lithuania’s decision was against the law. He added that Russia is still deciding on how to respond to it.

 

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/06/20/7353631/

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10 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Dmitriy Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, said this situation was "unprecedented" and Lithuania’s decision was against the law.

dear Peskov just a reminder as you are suffering from short term memory loss syndrome,  your country invasion of Ukraine was/is unprecedented and against international law and yet your pariah country still did it, so stop the rhetoric pack and leave but before pay Ukraine for all unnecessary damage/destruction you did to their country

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5 hours ago, vandeventer said:

I hear Russia is now destroying the Ukraine's grain and the grain ships. Putin must be taken out by any means as people in many countries will be starving soon. He's gone bananas!

I suspect that the US might intervene unilaterally to break Russia's blockade on Ukrainian ports on the basis that it's a war crime and to prevent millions of people from starving.

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On 6/21/2022 at 1:10 AM, onthedarkside said:

Russia has warned Lithuania – a Nato member – that it will “take action” unless the movement of goods by rail to the Kaliningrad exclave is restored.

Bring it on Putin... your days are numbered.

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Scott Ritter has suggested that NATO will be completely dissolved from this whole affair/war.

Problem resolved.

 

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6 minutes ago, zzaa09 said:

Scott Ritter has suggested that NATO will be completely dissolved from this whole affair/war.

Problem resolved.

 

Scott Ritter also claimed that the massacre of civilians in Bucha was carried out by the Ukrainian police.

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Had a very interesting conversation with a retired colonel of the British army.

He stated NATO could obliterate the Russian army in Ukraine without setting one boot on Ukrainian soil.

NATO is not worried about Russia, their focus is on China.

He also stated if Putin was to press the button, they're taking bets on how many of his missiles would actually take off ????

The problem as I see it, it only takes one missile landing on a major conurbation to be tragic

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8 hours ago, Emdog said:

Kalingingrad borders Lithuania and Poland. I assume most citizens are from those stock.

Are you serious? Throwing out Russians from K.??

Kaliningrad (former Königsberg, Eastern Prussia) is a result of WWII and expulsion of German population. After that the area was Russified (87%). Polish and similar are fractions of a percent.

Kaliningrad is a Russian stronghold, piling up nuclear rockets/weapons and all the nasty stuff.

What you describe IS the start of WWIII.

More dangerous than the Russian propaganda shout loud to close the gap (Suwalki gap).

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19 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Are you serious? Throwing out Russians from K.??

Kaliningrad (former Königsberg, Eastern Prussia) is a result of WWII and expulsion of German population. After that the area was Russified (87%). Polish and similar are fractions of a percent.

Kaliningrad is a Russian stronghold, piling up nuclear rockets/weapons and all the nasty stuff.

What you describe IS the start of WWIII.

More dangerous than the Russian propaganda shout loud to close the gap (Suwalki gap).

Thanks for the info regarding percentages of population. My assumption was wrong.

 

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