The smallest country in Eastern Europe Lithuania After provoking China, it provoked Russia. According to the Russian "Viewpoint" news on the 19th, the Lithuanian Railway Transport Department suddenly issued a notice to Russia's Kaliningrad State on the 17th, saying that from the next day, it would stop transporting Russian goods to the state, which were included in the EU Transit services are provided for goods in the sanctions catalogue.
Kaliningrad Oblast is a Russian enclave in the Baltic Sea region, bordering Poland and Lithuania. There is a Russian naval fleet base here. Although it is an enclave, it is regarded by Russia as a strategic location to check and balance and NATO . Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Lithuania has followed the EU's lead and imposed sanctions on Russia.
Lithuania obviously knows how to be a "pawn". Lithuania was the first country to list Russia as a "terrorist country". The people of the country also crowdfunded US$5 million to UkraineThe military purchased a Turkish Drones. Not long after the European and American sanctions against Russia were launched, Lithuania took the lead in proposing the expulsion of representatives from Russia and Belarus at the European Electoral Officials Association. However, it failed to pass because less than half of the countries responded to Lithuania's request. Lithuania "withdrew" in anger. This incident did not cause much disturbance. Russia does not take Lithuania seriously either, but Lithuania is determined to "play disco" in Russia's minefields regardless of life and death, and even forces China to "choose sides."
Lithuania overestimated its capabilities and threatened Serbia. Under the pressure of both soft and hard tactics from the United States and the European Union, Serbia has always unequivocally opposed sanctions on Russia. Even if France offered Serbia an olive branch to join the EU, Serbia remained unmoved. Lithuania's tone was louder than that of the United States and the European Union. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Landsbergis threatened Serbia at the beginning, claiming that it might be punished for refusing to join the list of sanctions against Russia. Serbian Interior Minister Alexander Volin described Landsbergis as "both stupid and hypocritical."
Some time ago, the Lithuanian government unilaterally announced a ban on the import of timber from Russia and Belarus. Russian lawmakers were so angry that they submitted a bill to the State Duma, requesting that Russia consider withdrawing its recognition of Lithuania's independence. Lithuania was really anxious and decided to target Kaliningrad Oblast. According to the governor of the state, Alikhanov, the EU’s sanctions against Russia cover 40% to 50% of the types of goods transported with Russia in the region.
Russia was not polite either and quickly responded to Lithuania’s illegal behavior. Alikhanov said that Russia is currently discussing a plan including three response measures, which may affect the overall transportation system of the Baltic countries. The Baltic countries are indeed closer to Europe and the United States in terms of stance. As a "pawn" of the United States, Lithuania has frequently made wrong words and deeds in recent years on both China and Russia. Lithuania thinks that Europe and the United States can take care of Lithuania, but in fact It has been proven time and time again that small countries have no ideas and positions, and they only flatter the powerful and follow the trend. They will only end up being used and then abandoned.
