View of the high-rise building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Archival photoMOSCOW, 20 Jun. Russia reserves the right to take actions to protect national interests if Lithuania does not resume full cargo transit to the Kaliningrad region in the near future, according to the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. «We regard the provocative measures of the Lithuanian side that violate the international legal obligations of Lithuania, first of all, the Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the European Union on transit between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of the territory of the Russian Federation of 2002, as openly hostile,” the statement says. .jpg» />The Federation Council warned of the consequences of an attempted blockade of KaliningradIn this regard, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the Charge d'Affaires of Lithuania Virginia Umbrasene and strongly protested to her. Governor Anton Alikhanov stressed that the ferry complex of the Kaliningrad region will cope with new cargoes against the backdrop of the decision of Vilnius. The transportation of oil products to the region through Lithuania continues, their transit is not limited until August 10.The Kaliningrad region was preparing for «nasty things from its neighbors,» Alikhanov saidPress Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov called the decision of the Lithuanian authorities illegal and unprecedented. According to him, this situation requires a deep analysis, which will be carried out over the next few days, after which retaliatory measures will be taken. Western countries have stepped up sanctions pressure on Moscow after the start of a special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. Thus, in April, the European Union, within the framework of the fifth package of restrictive measures, banned the transportation of cargo carriers from Russia and Belarus through its territory, excluding medical and food products. However, transit to Kaliningrad was not prohibited. As Vladimir Putin emphasized, the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and its main goal is to worsen the lives of millions of people. lemonade in Russia will remain so»: Medvedev spoke about sanctions
