“Through the territory of Lithuania, the transportation of passengers and goods that are not subject to the EU sanctions regime continues to and from the Kaliningrad region.
Lithuania has not imposed any unilateral, individual or additional restrictions on this transit,” the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
Lithuania is “consistently applying EU sanctions,” which have “different transitional periods and deadlines,” the report said.
On June 17, Lithuanian Railways notified the Kaliningrad Railway of the termination of the transit of a number of sanctioned goods.
On June 20, the Russian Foreign Ministry demanded that Lithuania immediately lift the restrictions imposed on the rail transit of part of the cargo, adding that otherwise the Russian side reserves the right to act to protect its national interests.
The Federation Council of Russia noted that by its decision, Lithuania violates a number of international legal acts that also affect the obligations of the European Union.
According to Senator Andrei Klishas, an attempt to establish a de facto blockade is a violation of Russia's sovereignty over the region and may be the basis for harsh and absolutely legal actions.