“Only threats of retaliation.” How did Kaliningrad overcome the blockade of Lithuania?

“Final Retaliation”

Anton Alikhanov told RIA Novosti that a possible ban on the import and export of goods from the Baltics to Russia should not be considered a blockade. He noted that there is the Suwalki corridor, a 100-kilometer section of land through which the border between Poland and Lithuania passes.

“No, why the blockade? They also have the opportunity to travel from Poland to Lithuania,” said Alikhanov, pointing to the Suwalki corridor.

According to him, restrictions on retaliation “in terms of economic and logistical projects” will cause the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda, on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, to lose its “economic attractiveness”.

“Unfortunately, we are currently in a situation, generally emotionally, where only threats of retaliation can really achieve anything. Unfortunately that’s it. This situation shows that a normal, calm, quiet conversation does not always reach the addressees, which is sad,” stressed the governor of the Kaliningrad region.

At the same time, he noted that, despite NATO’s fears, nothing threatened the security of the Suwalki corridor.

According to open sources, the corridor is a hypothetical highway that could connect Belarusian territory with Russia’s Kaliningrad region. Now the border between Poland and Lithuania runs through this region. In 2016, The Washington Post knowledgeableIn NATO, the corridor is considered the most vulnerable part of the alliance’s external borders and a possible target of possible “Russian aggression”.

“Nothing threatens the Suwalki corridor. This is the official NATO mythology, so to speak, invented by NATO sages and promoted, promoted exclusively by countries interested in it. The United States is interested in this, with its additional militarization, the deployment of American bases in Poland and Lithuania ”says Alikhanov.

In addition, Alikhanov believes that in the future it is possible to build a special railway and highway connecting the main region of the Russian Federation with Kaliningrad.

“It is possible to separate it (the railway) into a separate enterprise, to make some kind of international regime for its operation, so that our semi-outer zone will have a guaranteed land connection with the main zone. “Maybe we could make some kind of road inside this corridor, which would be confined, say, to a private corridor, and it would be impossible to move beyond it,” he said.

“Speech”

As early as 21 June, spokeswoman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, said that Lithuania should be aware of the seriousness of the consequences of the embargo on the transport of goods by rail to the Kaliningrad region.

“I hope the Lithuanian representatives have some remnants of professionalism in assessing the situation. They must understand the results – and unfortunately the results will come, ”said Zakharova on the Soloviev Live broadcast.

According to him, Vilnius’ behavior is “aggressive” and “hostile”.

“It seems to me that (Lithuanian authorities – socialbites.ca) should understand the main thing: when Russia utters a word in relation to the other side, describing its behavior as openly hostile, then there is no time to talk, it’s time to find formulas that can put aside the no and pretend that there is no problem ”said Zakharova.

The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs concluded that Lithuania’s provocations will provoke a corresponding reaction from Russia.

“Take” Kaliningrad from Russia

On June 27, Latvia’s former Interior Minister Maris Gulbis said on TV24 that the restriction of access to the Kaliningrad region is a signal to Russia that Europe and NATO are ready to “take” Kaliningrad.

“This is the first step for Europe and NATO to separate Kaliningrad, the former capital of East Prussia, from Russia. I’m starting to think that Europe understands very well what it’s doing. The Lithuanians understood everything even better. I think a clear signal was sent to the Russians.” – if you show off, we’ll get Koenigsberg, ”said Gulbis.

He also believes that Western leaders have been “too soft” towards Russia. And US President Joe Biden should have turned to Russian leader Vladimir Putin with the words: “Vladimir, now we take Kaliningrad.”

Gulbis’ statement angered the deputy head of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev. She described latvian ex-Minister of Interior as “moron” she said.

“A former minister from Latvia sent a signal that NATO and the EU have taken Kaliningrad from us. Looks like he drank or ate something bad. He proposes to start a third world war. He will come to himself – he will be afraid of every rustle at the door. And rightly so. We have a good memory on the Telegram channel,” Medvedev said.

Moscow will “use force”

30 June knowledgeableBrussels and Berlin want to force Lithuania to lift the ban on transit to Kaliningrad. According to the publication, a “sensitive” situation developed as the European Commission did not want to put Vilnius officials in an “awkward situation”.

“The federal government (Germany) is outraged by Lithuania’s actions. Berlin does not share the Lithuanian view that transit of sanctioned goods to Kaliningrad should not be made through EU territory. “This is shipping from Russia to Russia,” they say. Allowed,” the article says.

In addition, German authorities fear that “the conflict with Russia may continue to escalate.” Berlin does not want Moscow to “use force to create a land corridor”.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has repeatedly stressed that one of his most important goals is to prevent NATO from becoming a war party. The authors of the material noted that German soldiers were stationed in Lithuania, which could be involved in a possible conflict.

But Vilnius insists that lifting sanctions could worsen the security situation.

“Sanctions must be implemented. No decision should undermine the credibility and effectiveness of the EU sanctions policy,” said Der Spiegel, press secretary of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.