Военное обозрение by topwar.ru
Member of the European Parliament from Lithuania Petras Auštrevičius believes that Russia seems to be winning so far in the ongoing discussion in the European Commission regarding the lifting of the blockade on the transit of goods from Russia to Kaliningrad through the territory of the Baltic state. Auštrevičius expressed this opinion in social networks.
After the introduction by Vilnius of restrictions on rail transit between Russia and the Kaliningrad region through the territory of Lithuania, relations between Moscow and the Baltic state escalated to the limit. The Lithuanian authorities tried to explain the next anti-Russian demarche by a direct order from Brussels. However, European officials immediately denied this, saying that the decision to blockade, although it complies with EU sanctions, was taken by Vilnius independently. Moscow, in turn, in an ultimatum form, demanded the removal of restrictions, calling them illegal and threatened otherwise with harsh retaliatory measures.
The Lithuanian politician said that the topic of transit was repeatedly discussed in the EU this week. Lithuania, which spoke in favor of maintaining restrictions on sanctioned goods, was supported by all EU countries, except for one. Who stood in opposition, the MEP did not specify…
