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Lithuania answers Moscow’s oil embargo with ‘threat’ of railroad repair
The Baltic Times ^ | Aug 23, 2006

Posted on 09/01/2006 5:25:19 AM PDT by Grzegorz 246

VILNIUS - Irked by Moscow’s reluctance to fix a faulty oil pipeline that feeds Lithuania’s refinery, Foreign Ministry officials hinted to their Russian colleagues last week that authorities might begin repairs on the railroad leading to Kaliningrad, disrupting regular rail service to the exclave.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: lithuania

1 posted on 09/01/2006 5:25:20 AM PDT by Grzegorz 246
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To: Grzegorz 246

Maybe they could also fix Polish roads, while thay are at it.I don't scare easily but Poland has got to have the worst roads in Europe.


2 posted on 09/01/2006 5:29:37 AM PDT by chicagopolish (Polka is not from Poland!! We had nothing to do with it. It was the Czechs!!!)
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To: Grzegorz 246

It must really irk Putin that he can't just bend them to his will.


3 posted on 09/01/2006 5:29:56 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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It must really irk Putin that he can't just bend them to his will.

"Repairing" that railroad is a great idea. Poor putie, the "big boss".

4 posted on 09/01/2006 6:03:56 AM PDT by meema (I am a Conservative Traditional Republican, NOT an elitist, sexist, cynic or right wing extremist!)
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5 posted on 09/01/2006 6:36:04 AM PDT by Grzegorz 246
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To: chicagopolish

"I don't scare easily but Poland has got to have the worst roads in Europe."

That's a lie. Albania has worse.


6 posted on 09/01/2006 6:39:07 AM PDT by Grzegorz 246
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To: Grzegorz 246

As I've maintained on this website for years, if you find a Russian acting Russian, you will likely also find a Lithuanian poking a stick at him.


7 posted on 09/01/2006 7:05:46 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: chicagopolish

Unfortunately you're right.


8 posted on 09/01/2006 11:15:16 AM PDT by lizol (Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
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To: Grzegorz 246
Brilliant idea!

At last rail track also get broken - as much as pipelines


9 posted on 09/01/2006 11:19:29 AM PDT by lizol (Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
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