Lithuania’s decision to block the transit of goods by rail from Russia to Kaliningrad – the country’s western-most exclave that sits between Poland and Lithuania – was made after consulting and getting the approval of the European Commission, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsberg said on Monday.
Landsberg made the statement during an EU foreign ministers meeting, where he explained that starting June 17, Lithuania would no longer allow the transit of sanctioned goods through its territory. “This decision was made after consultations with the European Commission and implemented under its guidance,” the minister said.
Last week, Kaliningrad Region Governor Anton Alikhanov warned that the authorities in Vilnius were planning to cut the rail transit of goods from other parts of Russia to the region.
On Saturday, Lithuania’s state-owned rail operator confirmed it would partially halt the transportation of goods to Kaliningrad, which Alikhanov claims will affect up to 50% of all cargo flow to the region.
Russian officials have stated that Lithuanian’s move is an egregious breach of international law and akin to a full blown economic blockade and an attempt to “place the region in an economic chokehold.”
Russia has warned that unless the ‘blockade’ of Kaliningrad is lifted immediately, Moscow may have no choice but to “untie its hands” and rectify the situation by any means necessary.
#1: BTP Holdings To: Horse (#0)
BTP Holdings posted on 2022-06-20 16:50:10 Reply Private Reply
#2: randge To: Horse (#0)
An argument can be made that Lithuania is breaking the terms of a treaty entered into with Russia with the sundering of the USSR into its various constituent republics.
The Lithuanians then promised to allow transshipments of Russian goods in and out of Kaliningrad in perpetuity.
Putin may have the excuse he needs - or wants - to get physical.
This impasse reminds me of the days of the Danzig Free City and the Polish Corridor. Everybody here remembers how that played out.
The ante's been raised along with the temperature in the room, and none of the players are willing to lose face. Things can get ugly real fast.
What really scares the crap outta me is the fact that we have some genuine stupids running things in DC.
randge posted on 2022-06-20 16:57:46 Reply Private Reply
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randge posted on 2022-06-20 17:01:06 Reply Private Reply
#4: Pinguinite To: randge (#2)
Who can disagree with that?
Pinguinite posted on 2022-06-20 22:42:06 Reply Private Reply
#5: BTP Holdings To: randge (#2)
I do not know very much about Lloyd Austin as Sec. Def.
But I'm sure we will find out a whole lot about how he handles a crisis if the doo-doo hits the impeller blades. ;)
BTP Holdings posted on 2022-06-21 19:27:47 Reply Private Reply
#6: Esso To: BTP Holdings (#5)
He's a sub-80 IQ negro affirmative action hire. Are you blind?
(Edit) Sorry if I was harsh, B. I'm sick and tired of people pussy- footing around negroes and degenerates that are completely unqualified for their jobs. Putting a homosexual pederast that likes giving blowjobs in trains as the secretary of transportation might not have been a stroke of genius either. Don't get me going on the delusional energy secretary GrandHole, climate activist.
Eighteen months and one day ago, the country wasn't broken. IT IS NOW.
A little over nine months ago, I had five more friends than I do now, all younger than me, that have died from clot-shots. I'm a conspiracy theorist though. I was at their funerals.
Sorry. My tolerance for bullshit is at an all-time low. I'm a little edgy right about now.
Esso posted on 2022-06-21 19:35:31 Reply Private Reply
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I worked with a black guy who knocked up his girlfriend. We asked if he was going to marry her?
He said, "She just wants what she's got comin'."
We shamed him into marrying her. I'll bet that kid is an adult by now since this was back in the late 80s. And if the kid stayed away from dope and gangs, so much the better.
I have been hearing crap on the TV at work about kids getting Covid booster shots.
It is plain to see that if they are getting the original Covid shot, they just might end up dying from complications, such as blood clots.
The only reason the PTB want to give them the booster is to make sure their lives are thrown completely out of whack. ;)
BTP Holdings posted on 2022-06-22 19:13:08 Reply Private Reply