Kaliningrad

German government warns Russia against retaliatory measures over Kaliningrad dispute

The German government has warned Russia not to take countermeasures over the dispute of freight traffic to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. “We call on Russia not to take any measures that violate international law,” German government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit said. He said that Lithuania had taken these actions within the European Union framework of sanctions …

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Egypt Independent June 22, 2022

Land transit between Kaliningrad and Russia has not been banned, European Commission says

The land transit between Kaliningrad and other parts of Russia has not been banned, the High Representative of the European Commission Josep Borrell said on Monday. “The land transit between Kaliningrad and other parts of Russia has not been stopped nor banned. There is no blockade,” Borrell said in published remarks. “Transit of passengers and goods …

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Egypt Independent June 22, 2022