Berlin, July 1 - RIA Novosti. According to the online publication Der Spiegel, the German government is angry at Lithuania 's behavior in the Kaliningrad situation and insists on lifting the transit ban.
"Berlin disagrees with Lithuanians that sanctioned goods should not be transferred to Kaliningrad through EU territory. "This is a shipment from Russia to Russia, which is allowed," it said. ” the newspaper wrote.
“Lithuanians are our neighbors and they do bad things to us”: Kaliningrad’s blockade
The EU has stopped letting trucks registered in Russia pass through since the beginning of April. However, goods arriving in Kaliningrad Transit in the Kaliningrad region is an exception. The ban announced by Lithuania now applies to all transit of goods subject to EU sanctions. Vilnius informed that the transit of goods subject to EU sanctions will be terminated in the Kaliningrad region as of June 18: Construction materials, metals, wood, cement, fertilizers, alcohol, caviar and other components, together account for about 50% of the transit to the region. The shipment of petroleum products to the region through Lithuania continues. The transportation will continue until August 10.
Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Lithuania has made such a decision and is acting proactively and has gone beyond unfriendly boundaries. According to her, Vilnius should understand that Moscow's assessment of such actions as hostile means "now is not the time for negotiations." The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that Russia reserves the right to safeguard national interests if the restrictions are not lifted.
