Kaliningrad sanctions to take effect, Lithuania says
VILNIUS, June 18 (Reuters) - Lithuanian authorities said a ban on the transit through their territory to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad of goods that are subject to EU sanctions was to take effect from Saturday.
News of the ban came on Friday, through a video posted by the region's governor Anton Alikhanov.
The EU sanctions list notably includes coal, metals, construction materials and advanced technology, and Alikhanov said the ban would cover around 50% of the items that Kaliningrad imports.
Sandwiched between EU and NATO members Poland and Lithuania, Kaliningrad receives supplies from Russia via rail and gas pipelines through Lithuania.
Home to the headquarters of Russia's Baltic sea fleet, the enclave was captured from Nazi Germany by the Red Army in April 1945 and ceded to the Soviet Union after World War Two.
Possibly, but remember the mega Commy FDR gave Eastern Europe and this piece of land to Uncle Joe.
The next U.S. president chose to follow that precedent.
Poop happens, and yes there are consequences when you do not know your history, as this used to be part of Germany
Russia does NOT have the ability to take on NATO. And Lithuania is in NATO.
It’s dangerous only to Putin.