Posted on 06/18/2022 9:51:34 PM PDT by bitt
In a move of staggering stupidity and hubris, Lithuanian banned the transit of Russian goods to Kaliningrad effective today, June 18, 2022. Kaliningrad, which is wedged between Poland on the west and Lithuania on the east, is home to almost a half-million Russians and the headquarters for the Russian Navy’s Baltic Sea force.
Lithuania claims it is simply abiding by the sanctions imposed by the European Union. After all, Lithuania is a member of the European Union and NATO. But that is the point. This is a deliberate provocation. It is laying economic siege to a vital interest of Russia. While there is no immediate danger to the Russian population of Kaliningrad, this is a flash point that could lead to an actual war as opposed to a special military operation.
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And just how many times did US ‘diplomats’ visit the country since the beginning of the year, especially in the past couple weeks???
‘provocative’ ??
Since it is the GW asking I
I’ll sleep well tonight knowing it is not WW3
Good for Lithuania.
They remember being under the Soviet Union.
Ah geeze. At face value this sounds like a very stupid move influenced by very bad people.
How long are they allowed to function without consequences?
Provoking a wider war would certainly distract voters from inflation. In fact, we might not even have to worry about inflation because we could cause the incineration of about half the world. God...the Biden administration is filled with geniuses.
Of course, many here will still say “It’s Putin’s fault.”
A limited nuclear strike on the U.S. may be our one hope of survival.
Can we pick the cities?
NY, Chicago, Detroit, LA, Philly, and everywhere Democrats are in control.
We may lose 10-20% of our population but might be a necessary sacrifice to save the body.
The elites hate Putin because he is in opposition to the globalists’ tyranny.
Hard headed euros are going to drag the rest of the world into their silly beefs.
They remember being under the Soviet Union.
Yeah. Lithuania must remember how well the Berlin Blockade worked for the Soviet Union. To this day, history remembers how wonderful the Berlin Blockade was for Soviet foreign relations. [/sarcasm]
Well, don’t these elitist, globalist scum, want to see America destroyed? How better to do that, than to see mushroom clouds on the horizon? I don’t think these scum bags would bat an eye. What scum bags.
Well in this case, it might piss off the Russians, but the rest of the world supports Lithuania’s actions.
Besides they are part of the EU and EU imposed sanctions on Russia. Lithuania is obligated to uphold the sanctions.
If Russia has a problem with that they can start a war with the European Union, which would bring NATO directly into it.
The former Soviet Republics and Warsaw Pact countries are taking Putin at his word. They are not going back under Russia's heel.
Article 5 of the NATO treaty, i.e., an attack against one is an attack against all. How many Americans want to die for Lithuania?
It’s not a ban, it’s a special economic operation.
Kalingrad is a sea port.
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