Senator Olga Kovitidi. File photoMOSCOW, June 19Russia's response to Lithuania's transport blockade of Kaliningrad «will boomerang» back to the Baltic countries, said Crimean Senator Olga Kovitidi. Earlier, Lithuanian railways notified the Kaliningrad railway of the suspension from Saturday transit of a number of goods subject to EU sanctions.
Alikhanov called Lithuania's actions to restrict transit illegal»It must be understood that the Russian Federation's response to the decision the Lithuanian authorities, which restrict the transit of Russian goods, will boomerang back to the Baltic countries,» the politician wrote in her Telegram channel. Kovitidi stressed that Lithuania, which, according to the conclusion of the European Commission, is in the group of countries with a critical level of poverty, «once again shot itself in the foot» .»Being, to put it mildly, an underdeveloped region, Lithuania is not able to keep its citizens, because people simply leave the country and do not want to live in Lithuania. While Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte rants about the unfinished fight against the «dragon of the Bolshevik occupation», Lithuania itself is concerned about the news that the Lithuanian railways have notified the Kaliningrad Railway that they will stop the transit of a number of goods subject to EU sanctions,» the politician wrote. It is obvious to everyone that the decision of the Lithuanian authorities limits the mobility and opportunities of all residents of the Baltic States, the senator noted. «The situation is aggravated by the fact that Russia will not ignore such an unfriendly attack against it,» Kovitidi concluded.
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