“the only goods that are being excluded are those that specifically fall under the EU and NATO sanctions.”
50% of the normal goods are being blocked. In the Lithuania accession treaty right of unhindered Russian passage through there was a condition of that treaty. Whatever goods are being transported isn’t any of Lithuania’s business. This is even worse than blocking a countries port from trading with a third party, they are blocking a country from supplying essential goods to a part of its own territory. This was obviously an intentional escalation.
“50% of the normal goods are being blocked.”
I’m going to pull a BobL on you: Link please.
“Whatever goods are being transported isn’t any of Lithuania’s business.”
You’re clueless. What if hazardous waste was being transported? You think that wouldn’t be of some interest to Lithuania? What if bio-warfare cultures were being shipped through Lithuania? You think that may give Lithuania some concern, and be of some interest? You just jump to illogical conclusions, such as saying Lithuania has no business knowing what is crossing its territory.
“This is even worse than blocking a countries (sic) port from trading with a third party, they are blocking a country from supplying essential goods to a part of its own territory.”
No, they’re not. They are not blocking the goods, they are saying the goods can’t be shipped via that route; but Russia is free to (and has the ability to) ship them via sea or air.
It’s not even similar to what happened in Berlin in 1948 and 1949 when the Russians blocked all ground transportation through East Germany from the West. We responded by flying in supplies and goods. Was that a cause for war? No. Was a war fought over that ground blockade (which blocked EVERYTHING coming through on the ground or via waterways such as canals)? No. If war starts over this, it is 100% on Russia.