EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. File photoBRUSSELS, Jun 20Lithuania's ban on the transit of a number of goods to Kaliningrad is not a unilateral decision, but the implementation of EU sanctions, Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security of the European Union, said following a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers. «Transit of passengers, as well as goods that are not subject to EU sanctions «, continues. As my Lithuanian colleague assured, Lithuania did not accept any unilateral national restrictions, but only implemented EU sanctions. The accusations against Lithuania are false. Lithuania did not apply unilateral national restrictions,» he said.
The expert told how Russia can respond to Lithuania on the blockade of Kaliningrad «Lithuania is only implementing the recommendations of the European Commission,» the head of European diplomacy noted. According to him, Lithuania requested clarifications from the EC on this issue and received them. «But we will still check the legal aspects to make sure that all the rules are fully observed,» Borrell added. under EU sanctions. The governor of the region, Anton Alikhanov, said that the ferry complex of the Kaliningrad region will cope with new cargoes due to the restriction of transit through Lithuania. Transportation of oil products to the Kaliningrad region through Lithuania continues, their transit is not limited until August 10. Andrey Klimov, head of the Federation Council Commission for the Protection of Sovereignty, said on Monday that the EU needs to correct the situation with the blockade of Kaliningrad, or Russia will have a free hand to resolve the issue of transit by any means. According to him, NATO begins a blockade of the Russian region with the help of Lithuania, this is direct aggression against Russia, forcing it to resort to self-defense. issue with transit through Lithuania
